Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Language Patterns | 2 |
| Language Usage | 2 |
| Bilingual Students | 1 |
| Bilingualism | 1 |
| Content Analysis | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| English (Second Language) | 1 |
| Family Environment | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Grammar | 1 |
| Immigrants | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Cox, Beverly E. | 1 |
| Fang, Zhihui | 1 |
| Kieffer, Michael J. | 1 |
| Mancilla-Martinez, Jeannette | 1 |
| Schleppegrell, Mary J. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 2 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Grade 2 | 1 |
| Grade 3 | 1 |
| Grade 4 | 1 |
| Grade 5 | 1 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Kindergarten | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Early Childhood Longitudinal… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Mancilla-Martinez, Jeannette; Kieffer, Michael J. – Educational Researcher, 2010
This study investigates change in the home language environment of Language Minority (LM) learners between kindergarten and eighth grade, drawing on data from the National Center for Education Statistics' Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten (ECLS-K) Cohort. The analytic sample included 1,538 children whose parents reported a language…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Language Patterns, Kindergarten, Grade 8
Fang, Zhihui; Schleppegrell, Mary J.; Cox, Beverly E. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2006
Developing academic, or school-based, literacy poses a significant challenge for many students, because the language through which academic subjects are presented is markedly different from the social language that students use in everyday ordinary life. This article focuses on one aspect of academic language, the functions of nouns and nominal…
Descriptors: Semantics, Grammar, Nouns, Elementary Secondary Education

Peer reviewed
Direct link
