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Halpin, Emily; Prishker, Nydia; Melzi, Gigliana – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: This study describes the language diversity (the within-group variability in dual-language skills) of a sample of Latino dual-language learners (preschoolers, 3-5 years of age) and how language diversity is related to home and classroom factors. Method: A sample of 161 caregivers and their preschoolers participated in this study.…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Bilingual Students, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
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Wood, Carla; Fitton, Lisa; Rodriguez, Estrella – AERA Open, 2018
This study aimed to describe home literacy (HL) activities of Spanish-/English-speaking children of low-socioeconomic status backgrounds and examine the relationship between HL and performance on standardized assessments. Parents of 65 dual-language learners (DLLs) in kindergarten completed an HL questionnaire. Parents reported an average of 17…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Education, Kindergarten
Wood, Carla; Fitton, Lisa; Rodriguez, Estrella – Grantee Submission, 2018
This study aimed to describe home literacy (HL) activities of Spanish-/English-speaking children of low-socioeconomic status backgrounds and examine the relationship between HL and performance on standardized assessments. Parents of 65 dual-language learners (DLLs) in kindergarten completed an HL questionnaire. Parents reported an average of 17…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Education, Kindergarten
C. Patrick Proctor; Jeffrey R. Harring; Rebecca D. Silverman – Grantee Submission, 2014
In this correlational study, we analyzed data from 71 Spanish-English biliterate students in grades 3 (n=21), 4 (n=23), and 5 (n=27) with the goal of investigating the applicability of the Simple View of Reading (Gough & Tunmer, 1986; Hoover & Gough, 1990) in English and in Spanish for this population. The simple view posits that decoding…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Elementary School Students, Reading Skills, Decoding (Reading)