Publication Date
| In 2025 | 7 |
| Since 2024 | 91 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 449 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1106 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1933 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
| Abbeduto, Leonard | 12 |
| Goldstein, Howard | 10 |
| Watson, Linda R. | 10 |
| Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy | 9 |
| Neuman, Susan B. | 9 |
| Justice, Laura M. | 8 |
| Law, James | 8 |
| Paul, Rhea | 8 |
| Venker, Courtney E. | 8 |
| Warren, Steven F. | 8 |
| Yoder, Paul | 8 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
| Researchers | 83 |
| Practitioners | 73 |
| Teachers | 34 |
| Parents | 16 |
| Students | 2 |
| Administrators | 1 |
| Counselors | 1 |
Location
| Australia | 52 |
| United Kingdom | 50 |
| Canada | 47 |
| Turkey | 47 |
| China | 42 |
| United Kingdom (England) | 41 |
| Germany | 40 |
| Iran | 28 |
| Spain | 24 |
| Netherlands | 23 |
| California | 22 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 11 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 17 |
| Does not meet standards | 4 |
Peer reviewed
Direct linkDeygers, Bart; Vanbuel, Marieke – Language Testing, 2022
The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) is a widely used test of receptive vocabulary, but no researchers to date have examined the performance of low-educated, low-literate L2 adults, or compared these individuals' performances to their more highly educated peers. In this study, we used many-facet Rasch analysis and mixed-effects linear…
Descriptors: Literacy, Educational Background, Verbal Ability, Intelligence Tests
Koopmans, Clare; Sakash, Ashley; Soriano, Jennifer; Long, Helen L.; Hustad, Katherine C. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between functional communication skills, underlying speech, language, and cognitive impairments and school-based speech pathology services in students with cerebral palsy (CP). Method: Thirty-five participants with CP who had Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) were classified…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Cerebral Palsy, Students with Disabilities, Language Skills
Gendler-Shalev, Hila; Dromi, Esther – Journal of Child Language, 2022
This article presents data on lexical development of 881 Israeli Hebrew-speaking monolingual toddlers ages 1;0 to 2;0. A Web-based version of the Hebrew MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (H-MB-CDI) was used for data collection. Growth curves for expressive vocabulary, receptive vocabulary, actions and gestures were…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Language Acquisition, Toddlers, Computer Assisted Testing
Download full textRukayah; Andayani; Syawaludin, Ahmad – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2022
The utilization of technology through the use of interactive multimedia based on Hybrid Learning is regarded as an effective learning strategy for Teaching Indonesian to Speakers of Other Languages (TISOL). The study aims to identify the learner's needs of TISOL for appropriate media to increase language skills. This study applied a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Multimedia Instruction, Blended Learning, Student Needs
Hiradhar, Preet; Bhattacharya, Atanu – SpringerBriefs in Education, 2022
This book discusses the use of Web 2.0 tools to leverage students' own use of New Media, which can take learning beyond the classroom. This paradigmatic book will help language educators gain a better understanding of the shift in pedagogic practices through the incorporation of technology in language learning programs. It explores the theoretical…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Technology Uses in Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Güngör, Burcu; Önder, Alev – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: The aim of this study was to construct and validate "English Picture Vocabulary Test (EPVT)" that aimed to assess the very young learners' (VYLs) receptive and expressive vocabulary knowledge for specific content areas in English as a foreign language (EFL). In this context, EPVT was created in several stages. One of…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Test Construction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Ding, Wenjun; Yu, Guoxing – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2023
This paper examined to what extent causal explanation speaking tasks (CESTs) are cognitively appropriate for assessing young language learners' (YLLs) L2 speaking. Ninety-six YLLs (48 from Grade 4 and 6 each) in China performed two CESTs in both L1 (Chinese) and L2 (English). They also completed receptive and productive L2 vocabulary size tests.…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Language Tests, Vocabulary Development, Native Language
Pellegrino, Azure J.; Higbee, Thomas S.; Becerra, Lorraine A.; Gerencser, Kristina R. – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2020
We compared the acquisition of receptive labeling using stimuli delivered via tablet and via flashcards during discrete trial instruction in three preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Using an adapted alternating treatments design, we compared the number of sessions required to meet a mastery criterion for receptively identifying stimuli…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Visual Stimuli, Visual Aids
Sukying, Apisak – TESOL International Journal, 2020
Morphological awareness is essential for the successful use of a language and morphological instruction may facilitate the acquisition of new words. This quasi-experimental research examines the effects of affix instruction on acquiring morphologically complex words. Two measures of receptive and productive affix knowledge were administered to 92…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Morphemes, Vocabulary Development, Receptive Language
Choi, Boin; Shah, Priyanka; Rowe, Meredith L.; Nelson, Charles A.; Tager-Flusberg, Helen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
We investigated gesture production in infants at high and low risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and caregiver responsiveness between 12 and 24 months of age and assessed the extent to which early gesture predicts later language and ASD outcomes. Participants included 55 high-risk infants, 21 of whom later met criteria for ASD, 34 low-risk…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Infants, At Risk Persons, Autism
Uslu, Banu; Ersan, Ceyhun – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2020
The purpose of the present study was to examine how foreign language education may affect preschool children's native language development. The study was carried out with 70 children who were 48-60 months-old and attending a public preschool in Alanya, a district of Antalya, in Turkey. The research method of the study was Solomon Four-Group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Preschool Children, Native Language
Taylor, Lauren J.; Charman, Tony; Howlin, Patricia; Slonims, Vicky; Green, Jonathan; Aldred, Catherine; Aldred, Catherine; Le Couteur, Ann; Emsley, Richard A.; Grahame, Victoria; Humphrey, Neil; Leadbitter, Kathy; McConachie, Helen; Parr, Jeremy R.; Pickles, Andrew; Taylor, Carol; Balabanovska, Matea; Beach, Hilary; Byford, Sarah; Bennett, Claire; Carruthers, Sophie; Crook, Imogen; Danvers, Hannah; Dartnall, Kate; Ellis, Ceri; Foote, Hannah; Graham, Jessica; James, Kirsty; Jamieson, Sarah; Knight, Anna; Lowe, Jo; Madeley, Ruth; Mitchell, Olivia; Monteiro, Francisca; Moore, Heather L.; Morley, Helen; Rose, Jessica; Rogan, Leanne; Vosper, Susanna – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
We investigated the early sociocognitive battery (ESB), a novel measure of preverbal social communication skills, in children with autism participating in the Paediatric Autism Communication Trial-Generalised (PACT-G). The associations between ESB scores, language and autism symptoms were assessed in 249 children aged 2-11 years. The results show…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Communication
Yoder, Paul J.; Stone, Wendy L.; Edmunds, Sarah R. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders (HR-Sibs) are at elevated risk for social communication deficits and language delays. One way to mitigate this risk early, before these deficits and delays become clear or impairing, may be to equip parents to use the strategies taught through the "Improving Parents as Communication…
Descriptors: Intervention, Siblings, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Smith, Jodie; Levickis, Penny; Goldfeld, Sharon; Kemp, Lynn; Conway, Laura – Language Learning and Development, 2021
Specific features of adult linguistic input may play a larger, or smaller role, at different child ages, across different language outcomes, in different cohorts. This prospective, longitudinal study explored associations between the quantity and quality (i.e. diversity and responsiveness) of maternal linguistic input and child language. This…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Linguistic Input, Intervention
Altindag Kumas, Özlem; Sümer Dodur, Halime Miray; Yüzbasioglu, Yasemin – Southeast Asia Early Childhood, 2021
The purpose of this study is to analyze the name writing skills, print knowledge, phonological awareness, and letter knowledge skills of preschool Turkish children of different socioeconomic levels concerning various variables. This study also analyzes the predictiveness of name writing in supporting early literacy skills of children. The study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Writing Skills, Phonological Awareness
