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Marshall, Chloë R.; Hobsbaum, Angela – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2015
Background: Children who are learning English as an Additional Language (EAL) may start school with smaller vocabularies than their monolingual peers. Given the links between vocabulary and academic achievement, it is important to evaluate interventions that are designed to support vocabulary learning in this group of children. Aims: To evaluate…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
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Seal, Brenda C.; DePaolis, Rory A. – Sign Language Studies, 2014
Support for baby signing (BS) with hearing infants tends to converge toward three camps or positions. Those who advocate BS to advance infant language, literacy, behavioral, and cognitive development rely heavily on anecdotal evidence and social media to support their claims. Those who advocate BS as an introduction to another language, such as…
Descriptors: Infants, Sign Language, Bilingualism, Language Research