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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Dual language learners"”.
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Equitable Assessment for Elementary Dual-Language Learners
… goals of standardized testing and the goals of dual-language elementary education. I argue that dual-language elementary schools in the New York City Department of Education would be better served by a performance assessment model to measure student and school accountability for several reasons. …
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Experiences of Preschool Teachers Supporting Young Dual Language Learners
The increasing population of young Dual Language Learners (DLLs) in the United States emphasizes the urgent need for early childhood educators to understand how to best serve DLLs and their families. This study explores preschool teachers’ experiences with young DLLs, specifically focusing on …
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Executive Function Development and Early Mathematics: Examination of Dual Language Learners
… of EF; examined the effects of age, gender, and dual language experience on preschool children‘s EF skills (inhibition, working memory (WM), and shifting) and on early mathematical skills; and investigated the contributions of inhibition, WM, and shifting to early mathematical skills. Ninety-two …
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Outcomes related to disparities in the preschool language experiences of English monolinguals and dual language learners in Head Start
… context for children’s early development. For dual language learners (DLL), ECE experiences are particularly relevant for learning English. In this study, quantitative and contingency features of the language environments of 36 preschoolers in Head Start (15 English monolingual; 21 DLLs) were …
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SEL for DLLs: The Influence of Social-Emotional Learning Programs on Key Outcomes for Dual Language Learners in Head Start
Dual language learners (DLLs) represent a rapidly growing population of students in United States preschools. DLLs increasingly experience social emotional learning (SEL) programs in their early learning environments, which are now widely implemented in Head Start and other publicly funded …
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The Implementation of a Two-Way Dual Language Program And The Impact On Teaching And Learning
<p>Dual language programs satisfy the requirement of mandated bilingual programs for English Language Learners in the state of Illinois. This qualitative program evaluation focused on a school district that entered into an adaptive change process with respect to creating a two-way dual language …
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Centering the needs of language learners within educators’ professional learning and development: An investigation of teachers’ perceptions and experiences in meeting the needs of language learners
… and experiences in meeting the needs of language learners, specifically English language learners (ELLs) and dual-language learners (DLLs). Addressing two main research questions, it investigated how teachers' preservice learning and development prepared them for instructing language …
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The role of relationship quality in vocabulary acquisition : evidence from Spanish-speaking preschoolers
Language acquisition is a process that requires frequent social interactions in which children receive input, practice opportunities, and feedback (Duursma et al., 2007), which influence children's subsequent vocabulary skills. For dual language learners, skills in both languages are a reflection …
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The importance of household environments for early language development of Head Start children
… home environment may be associated with child language outcomes. Beyond household relationship structures, other key features of the home environment included developmental supports available at home, environmental stress in the home, and cultural differences among preschool aged children. The …