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Early Efficacy of Multitiered Dual-Language Instruction: Promoting Preschoolers' Spanish and English Oral Language
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Spencer, Trina D.; Moran, Meghan; Thompson, Marilyn S.; Petersen, Douglas B.; Restrepo, M. Adelaida – AERA Open, 2020
The purpose of this cluster randomized group study was to investigate the effect of multitiered, dual-language instruction on children's oral language skills, including vocabulary, narrative retell, receptive and expressive language, and listening comprehension. The participants were 3- to 5-year-old children (n = 81) who were learning English and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Oral Language, Language Skills, Vocabulary Skills
Does an Activity-Based Learning Strategy Improve Preschool Children's Memory for Narrative Passages?
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Biazak, Janna E.; Marley, Scott C.; Levin, Joel R. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2010
Contemporary embodiment theory's indexical hypothesis predicts that engaging in text-relevant activity while listening to a story will: (1) enhance memory for enacted story content; and, (2) result in relatively greater memory enhancement for enacted atypical events than for typical ones ([Glenberg and Robertson, 1999] and [Glenberg and Robertson,…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Preschool Children, Memory, Story Telling
Mental Processes in Reading and Writing: A Critical Look at Self-Reports as Supportive Data.
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Gordon, Christine J.; Braun, Carl – Journal of Educational Research, 1986
This study investigated whether instruction aimed to heighten awareness of narrative structure would enhance fifth-grade children's use of story elements during comprehension and composition. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Learning Strategies
Narrative Development in Bilingual Kindergarteners: Can Arthur Help?
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Uchikoshi, Yuuko – Developmental Psychology, 2005
This study examined the effects of the children's TV program Arthur on the development of narrative skills over an academic year for Spanish-speaking English-language learners. In October, February, and June of their kindergarten year, children were asked to tell a story, in English, prompted by 3 pictures. Before the 2nd and 3rd assessments, half…
Descriptors: Television, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Spanish Speaking