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Direct linkLam, Chun Bun; Chung, Kevin Kien Hoa; Lam, Chung Sze; Li, Xiaomin – Early Education and Development, 2022
Research Findings: This cross-sectional study examined the class- and child-level associations of social-emotional competence with behavioral and academic adjustment among Chinese kindergarten children and tested teacher collectivistic socialization goals as a moderator. Participants were 523 kindergarten children and their mothers and class…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Young Children, Social Emotional Learning
Zhou, Yan-Ling – Foreign Language Annals, 2021
This study examined how a dialogic reading (DR) program with a component of multisensory learning (MS) of Chinese characters improved early Chinese reading and writing skills in L2 Chinese-speaking kindergarteners in Hong Kong. The DR + MS program was compared to the same DR program but focusing on morphological awareness (MA) training. A total of…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Literacy, Chinese, Kindergarten
Yeung, Susanna S.; Liu, Yingyi; Lin, Dan – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2020
Previous studies have examined the predictive significance of the level of phonemic awareness in L2 spelling, but have left the role of phonemic awareness growth relatively unexplored. The aims of the present study were to examine (1) the growth trajectory of phonemic awareness in the kindergarten years; and (2) the unique contribution of initial…
Descriptors: Spelling, Second Language Learning, Phonemic Awareness, Role
Yeung, Susanna S.; King, Ronnel B. – Reading Psychology, 2016
The present study explored the home literacy environment for Chinese ESL kindergarteners and examined the relationships between home literacy practices and language and literacy skills. Ninety Hong Kong Chinese ESL kindergarteners were assessed for English vocabulary, phonological awareness, letter knowledge and word reading. Their parents…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Expressive Language, Prediction
Tong, Xiuli; Ting, Ka-Tsun; McBride-Chang, Catherine – Early Education and Development, 2011
Research Findings: This study examined relations between parent-rated shyness and children's vocabulary skills in 54 Hong Kong Chinese kindergartners who learned English as a foreign language at school. Receptive vocabulary and expressive vocabulary were assessed both in Chinese and in English. Parent-rated shyness was uniquely associated with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Kindergarten, Parent Child Relationship
Abrami, Philip; Borohkovski, Eugene; Lysenko, Larysa – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2015
This meta-analysis summarizes research on the effects of a comprehensive, interactive web-based software (AXXX) on the development of reading competencies among kindergarteners and elementary students. Findings from seven randomized control trials and quasi-experimental studies undertaken in a variety of contexts across Canada, Australia and Kenya…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Young Children, Computer Assisted Instruction
Fung, Pan-Chung; Chow, Bonnie Wing-Yin; McBride-Chang, Catherine – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2005
The present study investigated the effects of a special interactive dialogic reading method developed by Whitehurst et al. (1988) on deaf and hard-of-hearing children in Hong Kong. Twenty-eight deaf and hard-of-hearing children in kindergarten, first, or second grade were pretested on a receptive vocabulary test and assigned to one of three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 2, Kindergarten, Reading Programs
