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Jimena Cosso; Giancarlo Visconti; Alexa Ellis; David Purpura – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background: Gaps between dual language learners (DLLs) and monolingual English-speaking children have been reported at kindergarten entry, and many DLL children are classified as long-term English learners, having less access to the general curriculum in the upper grades (NASEM, 2017). The supposed underperformance of DLLs might be due to the…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Bilingual Students, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Achievement
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Juhasz, Audrey C.; Boyce, Lisa K. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2023
The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the longitudinal, bidirectional relations between receptive and expressive Spanish and English language and internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in a sample of 97 preschool children from Spanish-speaking, homes who were enrolled in a U.S. Head Start program. Eight cross-lagged path…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Bilingual Education, Spanish Speaking
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Halpin, Emily; Prishker, Nydia; Melzi, Gigliana – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to describe how the language diversity (i.e., the within-group variability in dual-language skills) of Latino dual-language learner (DLL) preschoolers was related to their science readiness skills and (b) to describe the importance of language of science instruction for Spanish-dominant children.…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Hispanic Americans, Science Process Skills, Readiness