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Development of the CECER-DIL Child and Family Questionnaire: A New Tool for Documenting the Language and Literacy Experiences of Latino/a Dual Language Learners
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Hammer, Carol Scheffner; Cycyk, Lauren M.; Scarpino, Shelley E.; Jury, Karen A.; Sawyer, Brook E. – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
As the number of dual language learners (DLLs) increases globally, it is critical that well-developed questionnaires are available to researchers and educators that capture the characteristics and language experiences of preschool DLLs and their families. To fill this need, the Center for Early Care and Education Research-Dual Language Learners…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic American Students, Bilingualism
The Home Literacy Environment and the English Narrative Development of Spanish-English Bilingual Children
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Bitetti, Dana; Hammer, Carol Scheffner – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the home literacy environment (HLE) on the English narrative development of Spanish-English bilingual children from low-income backgrounds. Method: Longitudinal data were collected on 81 bilingual children from preschool through 1st grade. English narrative skills were assessed in the…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Literacy Education, Bilingual Students, Low Income Students
Relations among the Home Language and Literacy Environment and Children's Language Abilities: A Study of Head Start Dual Language Learners and Their Mothers
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Lewis, Kandia; Sandilos, Lia E.; Hammer, Carol Scheffner; Sawyer, Brook E.; Méndez, Lucía I. – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: This study explored the relations between Spanish-English dual language learner (DLL) children's home language and literacy experiences and their expressive vocabulary and oral comprehension abilities in Spanish and in English. Data from Spanish-English mothers of 93 preschool-age Head Start children who resided in central…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Spanish Speaking, Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth
Home Literacy Experiences and Their Relationship to Bilingual Preschoolers' Developing English Literacy Abilities: An Initial Investigation.
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Hammer, Carol Scheffner; Miccio, Adele W.; Wagstaff, David A. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2003
Forty-three Puerto Rican mother-child dyads in Head Start programs, grouped according to whether the children had learned Spanish and English from birth (n=28) or Spanish from birth and English in Head Start (n=15) participated in a study of home literacy experiences and emerging English literacy abilities. Results found that literacy development…
Descriptors: Age, Bilingual Students, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy