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Larson, Anne L.; Barrett, Tyson S.; McConnell, Scott R. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2020
Purpose: This study was conducted in a large Midwestern metropolitan area to examine the language environments at home and in center-based childcare for young children who are living in poverty. We compared child language use and exposure in the home and childcare settings using extended observations with automated Language Environment Analysis to…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Interaction, Family Environment, Child Care Centers
Lazarín, Melissa; Park, Maki – Migration Policy Institute, 2021
Nationwide, one-third of children ages 5 and under have at least one parent who speaks a language other than English. These Dual Language Learners (DLLs) are an incredibly diverse and growing group of young children, and with the right support these preschoolers have the potential to develop as multilingual and multiliterate individuals. Yet…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Bilingual Students, Preschool Children, Ability Identification
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Irvin, Dwight W.; McBee, Matthew; Boyd, Brian A.; Hume, Kara; Odom, Samuel L. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
This study examines child and family characteristics thought to affect the dosage and type of common in-school and private services (i.e., speech language therapy (SLT), occupational therapy (OT) and applied behavior analysis (ABA)) received by children with ASD. Participants included 137 families and their preschool-aged children with ASD from…
Descriptors: Autism, Family Characteristics, Caregivers, Occupational Therapy