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The Narrative Competence of Bilingual Jamaican Creole- and English-Speaking Preschoolers
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Washington, Karla N.; Westby, Carol; Fritz, Kristina; Crowe, Kathryn; Karem, Rachel Wright; Basinger, Melanie – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to characterize narrative competence of typically developing bilingual children using Jamaican Creole (JC) and English. Method: Story comprehension and fictional storytelling tasks in JC and English were completed by 104 bilingual preschoolers aged 4-6 years. Story comprehension was analyzed using inferential…
Descriptors: Creoles, English, Bilingualism, Preschool Children
Bilingual Preschoolers' Spontaneous Productions: Considering Jamaican Creole and English
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Washington, Karla N.; Fritz, Kristina; Crowe, Kathryn; Kelly, Brigette; Karem, Rachel Wright – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize grammatical production in Jamaican Creole (JC) and English using the Index of Productive Syntax (IPSyn; Scarborough, 1990) in a sample of typically developing bilingual Jamaicans. Method: Spontaneous language samples were collected in JC and English from 62 preschoolers aged 4-6 years.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Preschool Children, Creoles, English
The Cultural and Diagnostic Appropriateness of Standardized Assessments for Dual Language Learners: A Focus on Jamaican Preschoolers
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Wright Karem, Rachel; Washington, Karla N. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the appropriateness of standardized assessments of expressive grammar and vocabulary in a sample of preschool-age dual language learners (DLLs) who use Jamaican Creole (JC) and English. Adult models from the same linguistic community as these children were used to inform culturally and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Standardized Tests, Preschool Children, Expressive Language
Focus on the Outcomes of Communication under Six: Validation of Language Skills in the Jamaican Context
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Kokotek, Leslie E.; Washington, Karla N.; Cunningham, Barbara Jane; Wright Karem, Rachel; Fletcher, Brittany – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2022
The Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six (FOCUS) is one of a few validated outcome measures related to children's communicative participation. Additional validation of the FOCUS measure could address the paucity of validated outcomes-based measures available for assessing preschool-age children, particularly for those who are…
Descriptors: Outcome Measures, Multilingualism, Preschool Children, Creoles
Parent Report of Communication Skills of Jamaican Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study
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Burton, Jenny M.; Washington, Karla N.; Samms-Vaughan, Maureen – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2019
Most research related to communication skills in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been obtained from monolingual English-speaking children from high-income countries. Based on questionnaires completed by parents, this pilot study aimed to describe the communication characteristics of six children with ASD living in Jamaica. Parents…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children