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Direct linkAtkins-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
Barnett, Todd L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
There is a growing interest in the quandary of literacy and proficiency amongst K-12 students in the United States. Similarly, because of uncharted research about biliteracy amongst African-American students in urban schools and benefits of Spanish fluency, communicative gaps are increased and fluency is breached. If advantages are properly…
Descriptors: African American Students, Literacy, Bilingualism, Spanish
Festman, Julia – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2012
Although all bilinguals encounter cross-language interference (CLI), some bilinguals are more susceptible to interference than others. Here, we report on language performance of late bilinguals (Russian/German) on two bilingual tasks (interview, verbal fluency), their language use and switching habits. The only between-group difference was CLI:…
Descriptors: Interference (Language), Language Proficiency, Bilingualism, Second Language Learning
Mitchiner, Julie Cantrell – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examines Deaf parents with children who have cochlear implants on their beliefs and perspectives of bilingualism in American Sign Language and English using complementary mixed methods through surveys and follow-up interviews. Seventeen families participated in the survey and eight families continued their participation in semi-formal…
Descriptors: Deafness, Assistive Technology, Bilingualism, Self Concept
Download full textMushi, Selina Lesiaki Prosper – Online Submission, 2012
This is a research report on children's use of multiple languages and the school curriculum. The study explored factors that trigger use of, and fluency in, multiple languages; and how fluency in multiple languages relates to thought processes and school performance. Advantages and disadvantages of using only one of the languages spoken were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Ramirez, Manuel; Perez, Magdalenda; Valdez, Gladys; Hall, Brittany – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2009
The principal objective of this study was to investigate the long-term (35-36 years) effects of a K-3 bilingual-multicultural programme by studying the former Mexican-American participants and controls as adults in their 30s and 40s. The controls were enrolled in an English immersion programme and were matched to the experimental programme…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Graduation, Academic Achievement, Quality of Life
