ERIC - Search Results

Descriptor

Classroom Communication	1
Classroom Environment	1
Curriculum Research	1
English (Second Language)	1
Foreign Countries	1
Incidental Learning	1
Instructional Materials	1
Multicultural Education	1
Preschool Education	1
Second Language Instruction	1
Teaching Methods	1
Verbal Communication	1
More ▼

Source

Educational Psychology: An…

Author

Dolley, Diane	1
Wheldall, Kevin	1

Publication Type

Journal Articles	1
Reports - Research	1

Education Level

Audience

Practitioners	1
Teachers	1

Location

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Laws, Policies, & Programs

Assessments and Surveys

What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Showing one result Save | Export

Applying Incidental Teaching (Including Contingent Access to Materials) with Second Language Learners in a Multi-ethnic Nursery Unit: Effects on Child-Teacher Initiations and Child Language Use.

Peer reviewed

Dolley, Diane; Wheldall, Kevin – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1991

Presents a study of results of training a nursery teacher and nurse in "Incidental Teaching" (IT) procedures designed to encourage child-initiated language interactions in the classroom. Reports increased use of IT by the subjects and in initiation by second-language learning children. Concludes that the number of words used increased…

Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Research, English (Second Language)