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ERIC Number: EJ840084
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
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Effective Early Literacy Skill Development for Young Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners: An Experimental Study of Two Methods
Farver, Jo Ann M.; Lonigan, Christopher J.; Eppe, Stefanie
Child Development, v80 n3 p703-719 May-Jun 2009
Ninety-four Spanish-speaking preschoolers (M age = 54.51 months, SD = 4.72; 43 girls) were randomly assigned to receive the High/Scope Curriculum (control n = 32) or the Literacy Express Preschool Curriculum in English-only (n = 31) or initially in Spanish transitioning to English (n = 31). Children's emergent literacy skills were assessed before and after the intervention in Spanish and English. Children in the English-only and transitional groups made significant gains in their emergent literacy skills in both Spanish and English compared to the control group, The English-only and transitional models were equally effective for English language outcomes, but for Spanish-language outcomes, only the transitional model was effective. The results suggest that a targeted early literacy intervention can improve Spanish-speaking preschoolers' preliteracy skills.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education
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Language: English
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards without Reservations
IES Cited: ED511029
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