Effects of a Cross-Linguistic Storybook Intervention on the Second Language Development of Two Preschool English Language Learners |
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Authors: | Mary Ellen Huennekens Yaoying Xu |
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Institution: | (1) Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA;; |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a shared reading experience between parent and child in the child’s
home language on the emergent literacy and language acquisition in English of preschool-age English Language Learners. Parents
of Spanish-speaking four-year-old Head Start students read storybooks in Spanish with their children concurrently with the
use of the English language version of the books in the classroom. A single subject design with multiple baselines across
subjects and settings was applied. Observed variables included changes in the frequency of utterances, the Mean Length of
Utterance-word, and the frequency of spontaneous or child-initiated utterances in various settings within the Head Start classroom.
The results indicated that there might be a relation between the shared reading experience in the home language and the child’s
second language acquisition. Additionally, there appeared to be a relation between the behaviors and the settings. Finally,
implications of this study were discussed. |
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