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Verbeek, Lisa; Vissers, Constance; Blumenthal, Mirjam; Verhoeven, Ludo – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: This study investigated the roles of cross-language transfer of first language (L1) and attentional control in second-language (L2) speech perception and production of sequential bilinguals, taking phonological overlap into account. Method: Twenty-five monolingual Dutch-speaking and 25 sequential bilingual Turkish-Dutch-speaking 3- and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Bilingualism, Turkish, Indo European Languages
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Larissa Maria Troesch; Jessica Carolyn Weiner-Bühler; Alexander Grob – Language Learning and Development, 2024
A good deal of research purports that bilingualism has a positive effect on some aspects of cognitive functioning. However, this effect is not consistent, and little research examines trajectories of cognitive skill development in bilingual children. Moreover, it remains unclear whether different types of bilingualism impact how cognitive…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Psycholinguistics, Cognitive Ability, German
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Holt, Stephanie; Atkinson, Cathy; Douglas-Osborn, Erica – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2022
Children as young as pre-school are experiencing difficulties related to stress, anxiety and inattention which could be supported through the use of mindfulness. However, there is very little research on how to effectively deliver mindfulness approaches within Early Years (EYs) practice. A year-long action research project was conducted with an…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Action Research, Educational Benefits, Preschool Children
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Crespo, Kimberly; Kaushanskaya, Margarita – Language Learning and Development, 2021
The current study examined the effect of speaker variability on children's cross-situational word learning (XSWL). The study also examined the role of bilingual experience and sustained attention. Forty English monolingual children and 40 Spanish-English bilingual children ages 4-7 completed a XSWL task in a Single Speaker Condition and a Multiple…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Task Analysis, Linguistic Input, Bilingualism
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Wong, Kevin M.; Samudra, Preeti G. – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine whether technology-based learning environments have the potential to support dual-language learners' (DLLs) vocabulary learning in their less dominant language. Interrogating Dual-Coding Theory (Paivio, 1986), this study investigates whether DLLs benefit from media content that is delivered both orally and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Uslu, Banu – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2020
Recent studies have revealed that the development of self-regulation and social skills in preschool children is important for later academic success, social acceptance and psychological wellbeing. Children who lack these skills are at risk for not being able to socialize and may face rejection behaviors among peers, show aggressive behaviors, or…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Preschool Children
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Williams, Aya Inamori; Uchikoshi, Yuuko; Bunge, Silvia A.; Zhou, Qing – Early Education and Development, 2019
This study examined the concurrent relations of English (EL) and heritage language (HL) proficiency to executive functions (EF) among low-income dual language learners (DLLs) from immigrant families. In a sample of 90 children (age = 38-70 months) from Chinese-speaking Chinese American and Spanish-speaking Mexican American families recruited from…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Receptive Language, Expressive Language