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The World Languages Professional Life Survey: K-20 Articulation through the 5 Cs and the Can-Dos
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Moss, Grant D.; Gambrell, James A. – Foreign Language Annals, 2023
The overarching objective of the World Language Professional Life Survey (WLPLS) was to determine the K-20 World Language (WL) profession's familiarity with both the "World Readiness Standards for Learning Languages" (5 Cs) and with the Can-Do Statements (Can-Dos). The survey strove to identify how both sets of principles might…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Computer Software
That's Hard! Item Difficulty and Word Characteristics for Bilinguals with and without Developmental Language Disorder
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McMillen, Stephanie; Anaya, Jissel B.; Peña, Elizabeth D.; Bedore, Lisa M.; Barquin, Elisa – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
Research has investigated how lexical-semantic and participant factors impact word learning in young children and adults. However, limited information pertaining to expressive vocabulary development exists for school-aged bilinguals--particularly those with developmental language disorder (DLD). Cross-linguistic differences in the semantic…
Descriptors: Spanish, English, Semantics, Vocabulary Development
Clinical Implications for Working with Nonmainstream Dialect Speakers: A Focus on Two Filipino Kindergartners
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Hamilton, Megan-Brette; Angulo-Jiménez, Henry; Taylo, Christine; DeThorne, Laura S. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this clinical focus piece is to increase familiarity with Philippine English (PE) and highlight clinical implications for working with nonmainstream dialect speakers. Method: The clinical focus draws on descriptive case study data from 2 Filipino kindergarten boys who live in the United States. Multiple ethnographic data…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Nonstandard Dialects, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Parent Involvement in Early Childhood: A Comparison of English Language Learners and English First Language Families
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Harper, Sarah N.; Pelletier, Janette – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2010
This study evaluated parents' communication, involvement and knowledge of their children's abilities in reading and mathematics among parents who spoke English as a first language (EL1) and those who were English language learners (ELL). Forty-two kindergarten-aged children, their parents and their teachers participated in the study. Results…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Parent Participation, Second Language Learning, Parent School Relationship