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Rojas, Natalia M.; Yoshikawa, Hirokazu; Morris, Pamela – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: The study examined the relationship between Spanish-speaking DLL children's engagement within the preschool classroom with teachers, peers, and tasks and their school readiness skills compared to monolingual English-speaking peers. Results suggested that DLL children had lower language skills and phonological awareness by the…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Learner Engagement, School Readiness, Spanish Speaking
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Malloy, Caitlin – Early Education and Development, 2019
This secondary analysis explored longitudinal associations between the concentration of shared-language peers and the development of prosocial and problem behavior in dual language learning (DLL) preschoolers from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Mixed-effects regression models were used to analyze year-end outcomes of 212 Spanish-speaking students…
Descriptors: Correlation, Longitudinal Studies, Spanish Speaking, Prosocial Behavior
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Chang, Florence; Crawford, Gisele; Early, Diane; Bryant, Donna; Howes, Carollee; Burchinal, Margaret; Barbarin, Oscar; Clifford, Richard; Pianta, Robert – Early Education and Development, 2007
The current study examined the social and language development of 345 Spanish-speaking pre-kindergartners who attended pre-kindergarten programs that varied widely in how much Spanish was spoken in the classroom by the teacher. Previous studies on English language learners have focused on how the language of instruction impacts children's language…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Spanish Speaking, Language Proficiency