Effects of a cross-linguistic storybook intervention on the second language development of two preschool English language learners

Author(s): Huennekens, Mary Ellen; Xu, Yaoying
Date Issued: June 2010
Description: An account of changes in child-initiated utterances and responses to others in English during large circle reading time after a shared dialogic book reading experience using a Spanish translation of a book in the children's homes and an English edition of the same title in a Head Start center, for 2 children
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Journal Title: Early Childhood Education Journal
Volume Number: 38
Issue Number: 1
Page Range: 19-26
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Early Literacy

Children & Child Development > Special Needs Children & Special Child Populations > Native Language

Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Interventions/Curricula > Early Literacy
Country: United States
ISSN: 1573-1707 Online
1082-3301 Paper
Peer Reviewed: yes
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