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Examining Perspectives of Latina Mothers and Speech-Language Pathologists through Dyadic Interviews: Implications for Latine Children on the Autism Spectrum
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Esquilín Nieves, Astrid A.; Danzak, Robin L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: This qualitative pilot study explored cultural perspectives and needs of two bilingual (Spanish/English) Latina mothers with children on the autism spectrum in conversations with their children's speech-language pathologists (SLPs), one identifying as Mexican American and the other identifying as White American. Method: Dyadic interviews…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Bilingualism, Hispanic Americans, Mothers
Bilingual Gifted and Talented Students' Expository Writing: Exploring Academic Language Features in English and Spanish
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Danzak, Robin L. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2020
Bilingual students are underrepresented in gifted and talented (GT) programs, and language/literacy research on these students is scarce. This study examined academic language in expository writing of 65 GT students, including 32 bilinguals, in Grades 4-8. Outcomes at the word, phrase, sentence, and text levels were compared for bilinguals' versus…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Gifted, Talent, Academic Language
The Meaning of Roots: How A Migrant Farmworker Student Developed a Bilingual-Bicultural Identity through Change
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Danzak, Robin L. – Global Education Review, 2015
Thousands of children and teens labor as migrant farmworkers across the United States. These youngsters, many who are immigrants, face challenges in completing their education and breaking the cycle of agricultural work. Such barriers are influenced by geographic instability, poverty, and sociocultural marginalization. Beyond these factors, and…
Descriptors: Migrant Workers, Agricultural Laborers, Immigrants, Poverty
Bilingual Spelling Patterns in Middle School: It Is More than Transfer
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Bahr, Ruth Huntley; Silliman, Elaine R.; Danzak, Robin L.; Wilkinson, Louise C. – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2015
This study examined the Spanish and English spelling patterns of bilingual adolescents, including the cross-linguistic effects of each language, by applying a fine-grained measure to the differences in spelling in naturalistic writing. Spelling errors were taken from narrative and expository writing samples provided by 20 Spanish-English bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Spelling, Expository Writing, Spanish
The Integration of Lexical, Syntactic, and Discourse Features in Bilingual Adolescents' Writing: An Exploratory Approach
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Danzak, Robin L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the bilingual writing of adolescent English language learners (ELLs) using quantitative tools. Linguistic measures were applied to the participants' writing at the lexical, syntactic, and discourse levels, with the goal of comparing outcomes at each of these levels across languages (Spanish/English)…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Adolescents, Writing (Composition), English (Second Language)
The Interface of Language Proficiency and Identity: A Profile Analysis of Bilingual Adolescents and Their Writing
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Danzak, Robin L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore how adolescent English language learners' (ELLs') language and literacy experiences impacted their identities as bilingual writers. Method: Six students were randomly selected from a group of 20 Spanish-speaking ELLs, ages 11-14, who participated in a larger, mixed-methods study on bilingual…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Bilingualism, Adolescents, Writing (Composition)