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Hwang, Jin Kyoung; Mancilla-Martinez, Jeannette; Flores, Israel; McClain, Janna Brown – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 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…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Spanish Speaking, Family Environment, Parent Attitudes
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Mancilla-Martinez, Jeannette; Hwang, Jin Kyoung; Oh, Min Hyun; McClain, Janna Brown – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
This study investigated contributors of English reading comprehension outcomes among predominantly U.S.-born 1st- and 3rd-grade (N = 73) dual language learners (DLLs) from Spanish-speaking, low-income homes who attend English-only instructional schools in the Southern region of the United States, which is experiencing historic rates of school-age…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning