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Showing 1 to 20 of 169 for “"Linguistically diverse."”.
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Self-Concept Assessment of Linguistically Diverse Students
… was to determine whether or not students of linguistically diverse backgrounds tend to have lower self-concepts, particularly in the academic setting, than those students who are from "standard" English linguistic backgrounds. This study took into account the students' linguistic backgrounds; …
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Navigating Variability: Language Development in Linguistically Diverse Environments
… this question in one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse regions in the world – the Greater Toronto Area. In Chapter 2, I report a large-scale study examining vocabulary development in children from a variety of language learning contexts. I replicate past findings reporting faster …
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Processes Underlying Syntactic Control: Evaluating Linguistically Diverse Children
<p>The current study focused on the mechanisms involved in syntactic awareness development in monolingual and bilingual (English/Spanish-speaking) nine-year-olds. Inclusion of child language brokers (those who translate and interpret for non-English speaking family members) diversified the …
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Bullying of Linguistically Diverse Learners: Results from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
… base specific to the bullying experience of Linguistically Diverse Learners (LDL). This study investigated the impact of LDL status, sex, grade, and race on bullying victimization utilizing the 2015 and 2017 data from the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey. These increased bullying patterns …
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Addressing idiom avoidance in culturally and linguistically diverse students through biography-driven instruction
… strategy of idiom use employed by Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) students. The review of the literature on linguistic avoidance behavior revealed that this topic was not widely researched. Less so were the instructional ways to minimize language learners’ discomfort with idioms. …
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Family-teacher communication and literacy practices in a culturally and linguistically diverse family
… communication of a family from a culturally and linguistically diverse background and the children's teachers. The study examined the conceptions of communication and perspectives on parent-teacher communication of a mother and three teachers. The study also examined the diverse ways they …
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An Investigation of English Learners' Willingness to Communicate in a Linguistically Diverse Setting
… LEARNERS’ WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE IN A LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE SETTING CO-MAJOR PROFESSORS: Dr. Grant Miller; Dr. Lavern Byfield Given the demographic shift in higher education in the United States, the student population is growing increasingly diverse. English learners’ (ELs’) …
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The Home Literacy Practices of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families of Kindergarten Students
… the home literacy practices of culturally and linguistically diverse families of kindergarten students. In particular, the literacy practices of mothers were surveyed, as previous research has supported the assertion that mothers play a significant role in the development of literacy success in …
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Cases of Teacher Noticing to Position Students in Linguistically Diverse Middle School Mathematics Classrooms
… mathematics teacher noticing occurs in linguistically diverse middle school mathematics classrooms. The study illustrates how three middle school mathematics teachers are using this noticing, their beliefs, and various instructional strategies to position their students. The participants …
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Narrowing the Opportunity Gap: Developing Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
… situated, while van Lier (2004) posits that diverse linguistic groups will have an ominous future if the educational system ignores their linguistic needs. This demands a paradigmatic shift to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students (CLDs). Advocating for culturally …
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Improving Collaboration with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Parents of Students with Extensive Support Needs
… collaboration between schools and culturally and linguistically diverse parents of students with extensive support needs who receive special education services. Previous research defined collaboration as a conceptual construct in which principles of shared respect and responsibility are applied to …
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Written language expression in linguistically diverse classrooms in the Western Cape : a case study
… and barriers to written language in ordinary, linguistically diverse intermediate phase classrooms in the Western Cape. A single, within-site case study was conducted in one grade 5 and one grade 6 classroom in an urban school.
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Speech language pathologists' perceptions of services to children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
The purpose of the current study was to examine SLPs' perceptions of services to children with SLD from CLD backgrounds focusing on: (a) SLPs' perceived competence in providing services to children with SLD from CLD backgrounds (b); SLPs' perceptions on the effect of speech and language …
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The waning of an innovative dual-language program in a culturally and linguistically diverse rural community
… as the community grew even more culturally and linguistically diverse and as administrators, teachers and staff members were replaced.
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What do teachers say and do when teaching a concept of print in linguistically diverse classrooms
… South African schools find themselves teaching linguistically diverse groups of pupils. While these teachers are most often unable to speak or understand the home languages of all of the pupils in their classes, they are faced with the task of teaching pupils to read in a language which may not …
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Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students' Standardized English Literacy Achievement and Language Redesignation Status: A Multiple Regression Analysis
… as NCLB has had mixed effects for culturally and linguistically diverse students (CLDs) (Hopkins, Thompson, Linquanti, Hakuta, & August, 2013). Language redesignation policies, often termed reclassification, can be considered a significant contributor as the variation in policies and practices …
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The Effect of Social Skills on Academic Achievement of Linguistically Diverse Elementary Students: Concurrent and Longitudinal Analysis
Due to the difference in cultures and languages, language minority students, who are mostly immigrant students, are confronted with more demands than are mainstream students (Ogden, Sorlie, & Hagen, 2007). Further, when they are limited in English proficiency (LEP), they tend to perform at lower …
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Examining the Appropriateness of the PPUT-111 as a Measure of Vocabulary Development in Linguistically Diverse Kindergarten Children
… of a standardized vocabulary measure for linguistically diverse kindergarten children this study examined response patterns of young Canadian children using the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test –Third Edition (PPVT-III, Dunn & Dunn, 1997). Questions have been asked about whether the …
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Stroke risk factors, outcomes and models of stroke care in a culturally and linguistically Diverse (CALD) elderly population.
Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and disability worldwide. The majority of stroke patients are elderly. Advanced age, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation, smoking and heavy alcohol drinking are the major risk factors. Treatment of modifiable risk factors is an …
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