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Buschmann, Anke; Sachse, Steffi – European Journal of Education, 2018
Beside parents, teachers in early childhood education and care have the greatest potential to foster language acquisition in children. This is especially important for children with language delays, language disorders or bi-/multilingual children. However, they present teachers with a particular challenge in language support. Therefore, integrated…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Child Care Centers, Kindergarten
McLaughlin, Barry – 1982
This monograph discusses the state of the art in child second language acquisition research. It is of particular interest to teachers, administrators, and others concerned with educating children whose first language is not English. The first chapter deals with preschool second language acquisition. It examines processes of acquiring the sound…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Child Language, Early Childhood Education
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Keatinge, H. Robert – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1984
The Carpinteria Preschool Spanish Immersion Project was developed to bring Spanish speaking children to a level in school readiness skills that matched English dominant children upon entrance to kindergarten. A description of the program and its effectiveness is offered. (DF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Language, Immersion Programs, Language Acquisition
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van Tuijl, Cathy; Leseman, Paul P. M. – Infant and Child Development, 2004
This study examined whether the effects on cognitive and language outcomes of a recently developed home-based educational intervention program, Opstap Opnieuw, for 4-6-years-old disadvantaged children could be explained by improved mother-child interaction. The present sample (n = 30) was drawn from a larger sample of Turkish-Dutch families (n =…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mothers, Observation, Low Income