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Understanding Influences of Play on Second Language Learning: A Microethnographic View in One Head Start Preschool Classroom
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Piker, Ruth A. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2013
With dual language learners falling behind their same-age peers at the beginning of kindergarten, understanding how school experiences can enhance language learning is critical. This study demonstrates how play among preschool-aged children can foster English language learning. Using an ethnographic approach, one classroom composed of two teachers…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education, Ethnography, Bilingual Students