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Baker, Doris Luft; Ma, Hao; Gallegos, Elisa – Bilingual Research Journal, 2019
This experimental study explores the effects of workshops designed to increase directly the knowledge of Latinx parents, and indirectly, their children's vocabulary knowledge. Thirty-two Latinx mothers were randomly assigned to either attend six workshops in Spanish (n = 17), or to a wait-list control group (n = 15). Workshops included carefully…
Descriptors: Parent Workshops, Knowledge Level, Family Literacy, Young Children
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Lonigan, Christopher J.; Driscoll, Kimberly; Phillips, Beth M.; Cantor, Brenlee G.; Anthony, Jason L.; Goldstein, Howard – Journal of Early Intervention, 2003
A study evaluated the use of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) to provide training in phonological sensitivity skills to 45 preschool children at-risk for reading problems. Children exposed to CAI made significantly greater gains on rhyming and elision skills compared to controls. Expressive vocabulary scores were predictive of pre- to posttest…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Early Intervention, Expressive Language