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Direct linkGüngör, Burcu; Önder, Alev – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: The aim of this study was to construct and validate "English Picture Vocabulary Test (EPVT)" that aimed to assess the very young learners' (VYLs) receptive and expressive vocabulary knowledge for specific content areas in English as a foreign language (EFL). In this context, EPVT was created in several stages. One of…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Test Construction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Solari, Emily J.; Zucker, Tricia A.; Grimm, Ryan P. – Early Education and Development, 2023
This study evaluated the emergent literacy profiles of preschool Spanish-speaking children. Participants included 440 children in dual-language classrooms who were assessed in English and Spanish at the beginning and end of their preschool year. Research Findings: Through latent profile analysis, conducted with fall data, four empirically derived…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Spanish Speaking, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Zhang, Xinyi; Lau, Carrie; Su, Yufen – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the relationship between the home environment and the development of English as a second/foreign language for young Asian children. A systematic search of relevant databases generated 22 eligible studies published between 2001 and 2020 (N[subscript…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Meta Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Pollard-Durodola, Sharolyn D.; Gonzalez, Jorge E.; Saenz, Laura; Soares, Denise; Davis, Heather S.; Resendez, Nora; Zhu, Leina – Early Education and Development, 2022
Research Findings: A social validity measure was used to examine 56 bilingual preschool teachers' perceptions and acceptability of an interactive shared book reading vocabulary intervention implemented in English with Spanish-speaking preschool children (N = 334) in a dual language program model. Social validity outcomes indicated that bilingual…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Correlation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Malloy, Caitlin – Early Education and Development, 2019
This secondary analysis explored longitudinal associations between the concentration of shared-language peers and the development of prosocial and problem behavior in dual language learning (DLL) preschoolers from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Mixed-effects regression models were used to analyze year-end outcomes of 212 Spanish-speaking students…
Descriptors: Correlation, Longitudinal Studies, Spanish Speaking, Prosocial Behavior
Janssen, Caressa; Segers, Eliane; McQueen, James M.; Verhoeven, Ludo – Early Education and Development, 2019
Research Findings: The present study compared effects of explicit instruction on and practice with the phonological form of words (form-focused instruction) versus explicit instruction on and practice with the meaning of words (meaning-focused instruction). Instruction was given via interactive storybook reading in the kindergarten classroom of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Phonological Awareness, Semantics, Vocabulary Development
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
Atkins-Burnett, Sally; Xue, Yange; Aikens, Nikki – Early Education and Development, 2017
Research Findings: This study examined associations between the expressive vocabulary of classroom peers and children's own vocabulary knowledge using conceptual scoring in a linguistically diverse sample of 4-year-olds who attended universal preschool programs in a metropolitan area. Higher peer conceptually scored expressive vocabulary was…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Expressive Language, Vocabulary Development, Scoring
Bumgarner, Erin; Lin, Meiko – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: Using nationally representative data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten cohort, this study investigates whether socioeconomic status (SES) moderates the association between center-based early childhood education (ECE) and English proficiency at kindergarten entry for 1st- and 2nd-generation Hispanic…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Socioeconomic Status, Immigrants, Longitudinal Studies
Mendive, Susana; Lissi, María Rosa; Bakeman, Roger; Reyes, Adriana – Early Education and Development, 2017
Research Findings: To extend findings that are mainly based on North American studies with English speakers, we studied 989 Chilean mothers from households of low socioeconomic status and their prekindergarten children, posing 2 questions: (a) Do mothers' self-reported practices about literacy development predict early literacy outcomes over and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Low Income, Parent Child Relationship
Jacoby, Jennifer Wallace; Lesaux, Nonie K. – Early Education and Development, 2014
A study was conducted in a large Head Start organization that serves large numbers of Latino children in order to empirically describe the nature and quality of the classroom language learning environment. By observing 147 literacy-based lessons in 6 classrooms and surveying 167 teachers throughout the organization, we investigated the amount of…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Federal Programs, Low Income Groups
Sandilos, Lia E.; Cycyk, Lauren M.; Scheffner Hammer, Carol; Sawyer, Brook E.; López, Lisa; Blair, Clancy – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: This study investigated the relationship of preschool teachers' self-reported depressive symptomatology, perception of classroom control, and perception of school climate to classroom quality as measured by the Classroom Assessment Scoring System Pre-K. The sample consisted of 59 urban preschool classrooms serving low-income and…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Depression (Psychology)
