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Download full textGulzhana Kuzembayeva; Aru M. Taganova; Gulmira Yermekbayeva; Salamat Idrissov; Zhumagul Maydangalieva – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2025
As globalization and migration intensify, heritage language attrition has emerged as a critical concern, particularly among second- and third-generation immigrant communities. Despite early exposure, many heritage speakers lose proficiency due to limited use and societal pressure to assimilate linguistically. This study investigates the state of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Native Language Instruction, Turkic Languages, Language Usage
Direct linkMcLeod, Sharynne; Verdon, Sarah; Tran, Van H.; Margetson, Kate; Wang, Cen – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: The aim of this pilot feasibility study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the group VietSpeech SuperSpeech program targeting speech skills and home language maintenance via telepractice. Method: In Stage 1, using a case-control design, 30 Vietnamese-English-speaking children were assessed in English and Vietnamese, and parents…
Descriptors: Speech Skills, Native Language, Intervention, Language Maintenance
Sarah Shulist; Faun Rice – Language Documentation & Conservation, 2019
This paper addresses the gaps between language documentation and language revitalization. It is intended for several audiences, including field linguists interested in supporting endangered language sustainability efforts and participants of all kinds in language revitalization courses, programs, and infrastructure. The authors contend that…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Maintenance, Documentation, Language Research
Anderson, Jim; Anderson, Ann; Sadiq, Assadullah – Early Child Development and Care, 2017
In this article, we review the literature on the impact of family literacy programmes on young children's language and literacy learning. After defining family literacy, we present a brief historical overview of family literacy programmes, including persistent questions regarding their effectiveness with respect to young children's language and…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Young Children, Language Usage, Family Environment
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2018
The Native American and Alaska Native Children in School (NAM) discretionary grants program aims to reduce the persistent achievement gap between Native American and Alaska Native (NA/AN) youth and their peers in reading and English language arts (ELA) and college readiness in reading. NA/AN students enter school with varying levels of skill in…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Alaska Natives, Achievement Gap, American Indian Languages
Tanenbaum, Courtney; Cole, Susan; Autumn, Stephanie; Chavez, Suzette; Cinque, Alexa; Sowers, Jayne – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2018
The Native American and Alaska Native Children in School (NAM) discretionary grants program aims to reduce the persistent achievement gaps between Native American and Alaska Native (NA/AN) youth and their peers on measures of reading and English language arts (ELA) (NCES 2015) and on measures of college-readiness in reading (ACT 2017). One reason…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Alaska Natives, Achievement Gap, American Indian Languages
Chao, Xia; Mantero, Miguel – Journal of Literacy Research, 2014
This multi-sited ethnographic study examines the ways in which Latino and Asian immigrant parents' English learning through two church-based ESL programs in a Southeastern U.S. city affects their family literacy and home language practices. It demonstrates that the parents' participation in the programs is an empowering experience promoting ESL…
Descriptors: Church Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Hasson, Deborah J. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2006
This descriptive study of language use examined the extent to which bilingual Hispanic young adults used their two languages in varying aspects of their lives and analyzed the extent to which they maintained the use of Spanish in these domains. A convenience sample of 202 undergraduate, Hispanic university students completed the Language and…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Language of Instruction, Hispanic American Students, Undergraduate Students
