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Petersen, Douglas B.; Spencer, Trina D.; Konishi, Alisa; Sellars, Tiffany P.; Foster, Matthew E.; Robertson, Dana – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to determine whether parallel measures of narrative-based listening comprehension and reading comprehension reflected the same construct and yielded comparable scores from a diverse sample of second- and third-grade students. One hundred ten students participated in this study. Method: Three listening…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Spencer, Trina D.; Petersen, Douglas B. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: Narrative interventions are a class of language interventions that involve the use of telling or retelling stories. Narrative intervention can be an efficient and versatile means of promoting a large array of academically and socially important language targets that improve children's access to general education curriculum and enhance…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Intervention, Language Skills, Teaching Methods
Spencer, Trina D.; Moran, Meghan; Thompson, Marilyn S.; Petersen, Douglas B.; Restrepo, M. Adelaida – Grantee Submission, 2020
The purpose of this cluster randomized group study was to investigate the effect of multitiered, dual language instruction on children's oral language skills, including vocabulary, narrative retell, receptive and expressive language, and listening comprehension. Participants were 3-5 year old children (n = 81) who were learning English and whose…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Spanish Speaking, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning