ERIC Number: EJ1335977
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 19
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The Relationship among Home Language Use, Parental Beliefs, and Spanish-Speaking Children's Vocabulary
Hwang, Jin Kyoung; Mancilla-Martinez, Jeannette; Flores, Israel; McClain, Janna Brown
International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, v25 n4 p1175-1193 2022
This study investigated the relationship among home language use, parents' beliefs about dual language development, and Spanish-speaking children's vocabulary knowledge. Parents (n = 162) completed a questionnaire about their home language use and beliefs about dual language development, and elementary-age children (N = 190) -- Kindergarten (M[subscript age] = 5.71, SD = 0.56), second grade (M[subscript age] = 7.52, SD = 0.31), and fourth grade (M[subscript age] = 9.35, SD = 0.45) -- completed conceptually-scored vocabulary assessments. Principal component analyses revealed that Spanish-speaking parents' beliefs about dual language development are heterogeneous. Further, parents' beliefs can be characterized differently according to their children's English proficiency designations and grade levels. Structural equation modeling analyses revealed that the "Bilingual Facility" parental belief factor was associated with home language use practices, which in turn were associated with children's vocabulary. However, this association only applied to limited English proficient students and their parents. These results underscore the importance of attending to Spanish-speaking parents' beliefs, as they appear to relate to home language use practices and, importantly, they also relate to their children's vocabulary achievement.
Descriptors: Language Usage, Spanish Speaking, Family Environment, Parent Attitudes, Vocabulary, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Grade 2, Grade 4, Bilingualism, English Language Learners, Limited English Speaking, Vocabulary Development, Urban Schools, Hispanic Americans
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Grade 2; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Expressive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test
Grant or Contract Numbers: P20HD075443
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