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Individual Growth and Development Indicators--Español: Innovation in the Development of Spanish Oral Language General Outcome Measures
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Durán, Lillian K.; Wackerle-Hollman, Alisha K.; Kohlmeier, Theresa L.; Brunner, Stephanie K.; Palma, Jose; Callard, Chase H. – Grantee Submission, 2019
The population of Spanish-speaking preschoolers in the United States continues to increase and there is a significant need to develop psychometrically sound early language and literacy screening measures to accurately capture children's ability in Spanish. In this paper, we describe the innovative design and calibration process of the new…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Preschool Children, Screening Tests, Oral Language
Individual Growth and Development Indicators-Español: Innovation in the Development of Spanish Oral Language General Outcome Measures
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Durán, Lillian K.; Wackerle-Hollman, Alisha K.; Kohlmeier, Theresa L.; Brunner, Stephanie K.; Palma, Jose; Callard, Chase H. – Grantee Submission, 2019
The population of Spanish-speaking preschoolers in the United States continues to increase and there is a significant need to develop psychometrically sound early language and literacy screening measures to accurately capture children's ability in Spanish. In this paper, we describe the innovative design and calibration process of the new…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Preschool Children, Psychometrics, Screening Tests
Relationship between Performance on Oral Narrative Retells and Vocabulary Assessments for Spanish-English Speaking Children
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Wood, Carla; Wofford, Mary Claire; Schatschneider, Christopher – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2018
This project aimed to describe oral narrative retells of Spanish-English speaking dual language learners (DLLs) and examine relationships with standardized vocabulary assessments. Investigators described oral narrative retells of 145 DLLs in kindergarten and first grade by number of different words (NDW), words per minute (WPM), and…
Descriptors: Correlation, Oral Language, Prediction, Vocabulary Development
Correlates and Cross-Linguistic Comparisons of Informativeness and Efficiency on Nicholas and Brookshire Discourse Stimuli in Spanish/English Bilingual Adults
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Edmonds, Lisa A. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine (a) correlates of informativeness and efficiency in discourse and (b) potential cross-linguistic and stimulus type (picture vs. nonpicture) differences in measures of informativeness and efficiency in Spanish/English bilingual adults in the United States. Method: Eighty-eight Spanish/English…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Spanish, English, Correlation
Cognitive Advantages and Disadvantages in Early and Late Bilinguals
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Pelham, Sabra D.; Abrams, Lise – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2014
Previous research has documented advantages and disadvantages of early bilinguals, defined as learning a 2nd language by school age and using both languages since that time. Relative to monolinguals, early bilinguals manifest deficits in lexical access but benefits in executive function. We investigated whether becoming bilingual "after"…
Descriptors: Experimental Psychology, Bilingualism, Age Differences, Monolingualism