ERIC Number: EJ1471717
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
EISSN: EISSN-1470-1170
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Dialogic Reading in Preschool: A Pragmatic Randomized Trial Enrolling Additional Language Learners
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v69 n4 p772-789 2025
Additional language learners are at risk of presenting lower language skills in the majority language compared to peers. These differences in language skills have been observed at an early stage of education and may impact academic achievement later on. A randomized trial with a switching replications design was performed in Swedish preschools to examine the effectiveness of small group dialogic reading, aiming to promote oral language skills. The sample comprised 85 children with diverse language, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds attending nine preschools in three school districts. Dialogic reading was conducted by ten teachers, trained in dialogic reading and coached by three special education teachers. The dialogic reading intervention was feasible in preschool context and children progressed in their oral language skills during the intervention.
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Preschool Education, Language Skills, Reading Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Small Group Instruction, Swedish, Oral Language, Student Diversity, Socioeconomic Status, Cultural Background, Preschool Children, School Districts, Intervention, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Special Education, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; 2Center of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (KIND), Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; 3Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden; 4Curtin Autism Research Group, Curtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia