Young dual language learners: A Key Topic Resource List
A compilation of selected Research Connections resources focused on language and literacy interventions, teaching strategies, and assessments for English language learners (ELLs), including a summary of issues addressed in the literature, and a listing of resources in the areas of: language and literacy development of young ELLs, involvment of families who speak English as a second language, teacher characteristics & interactions with young ELLs, interventions and assessments with young ELLs, and policy and practice considerations for serving young ELLs
Bibliographies
Recommendations for working effectively with dual language learners and their families
Recommendations of best practices for early childhood programs to support dual language learners (DLL), based on findings from a needs assessment of DLL in Head Start programs in Missouri
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Effective early literacy skill development for young Spanish-speaking English language learners: An experimental study of two methods
An investigation of the effect of the Literacy Express Preschool Curriculum on the acquisition of emergent literacy skills by Spanish-speaking preschool children, based on a study of three groups of English language learners (ELL) from 10 Head Start classrooms in California where 32 children received the regular curriculum, 31 children received the intervention in English-only, and 31 children received the intervention in Spanish transitioning to English
Reports & Papers
The effects of multimedia-enhanced instruction on the vocabulary of English-language learners and non-English-language learners inpre-Kindergarten through second grade
A comparison of the effects of traditional and multimedia-enhanced read-aloud vocabulary instruction on 85 English Language Learning or Non-Enlgish Language Learning children prekindergarten through second grade
Reports & Papers
The effect of maternal language on bilingual children's vocabulary and emergent literacy development during Head Start and kindergarten
An examination of the relationships between maternal English and Spanish language use and both vocabulary and emergent literacy development over 2 years in Head Start and kindergarten, and an examination of differences by child gender, based on data from 72 mothers and their bilingual children in English immersion programs
Reports & Papers
Implementation and evaluation of an early foreign language learning project in kindergarten
A discussion of the implementation and evaluation of a game based early English language learning intervention in two Greek State Kindergarten classrooms
Reports & Papers
Full-day kindergarten in California: Lessons from Los Angeles
An investigation of the effect of full-day public prekindergarten on children’s outcomes, with a focus on economically disadvantaged students and English language learners who attended public prekindergarten programs in Los Angeles, California
Reports & Papers
Investigating parent and professional perspectives concerning special education services for preschool Latino children
An investigation of the special education referral, diagnostic evaluation, and placement of prekindergarten Latino children who are English Language Learners (ELLs) and their families to identify effective practices that differentiate between cultural/linguistic differences and learning differences, identify the gaps in the current special education services, and make recommendations to reduce the disproportionate representation of young ELL children, based on 2 focus groups of administrators, two of teachers, and 2 of parents
Reports & Papers
Measuring growth in bilingual and monolingual children's English productive vocabulary development: The utility of combining parent and teacher report
A comparison of vocabulary development and word acquisition skills between monolingual and bilingual children, and a discussion of methods to assess vocabulary development in young children, based on a sample of 85 low income English- and Spanish- and English-speaking children who attend Head Start programs in New England
Reports & Papers
El alfabetismo y las familias latinas: A critical perspective on the literacy values and practices of Latino families with young children
An examination of parents' perceptions around literacy development, their beliefs and values about literacy and school readiness, and forms of literacy-related practices in which parents and other family members engage with their young children, based on interviews with 37 primarily Latino parents with young children, many of whom were English-language learners, attending well-child visits at one of three clinics which were either participants or non-participants in the pediatric-based early literacy promotion program called Reach Out and Read (ROR)
Reports & Papers
Full-day kindergarten in California: Lessons from Los Angeles [Executive summary]
A summary of an investigation of the effect of full-day public prekindergarten on children’s outcomes, with a focus on economically disadvantaged students and English language learners who attended public prekindergarten programs in Los Angeles, California
Executive Summary
Revealing the research 'hole' of early childhood education for sustainability: A preliminary survey of the literature
A review of the literature of environmental education and education for sustainability programs, found in a select set of English-language peer-reviewed journals in the fields of early childhood education and environmental education from 1996 through 2007
Literature Review
Early educational opportunities for children of Hispanic origins
A discussion, with commentaries, of the demographic characteristics of, unique linguistic profile of, and empirical evidence supporting certain interventions for three- to eight-year-old Hispanic children, with policy recommendations for improving educational opportunities for these children
Other
Support a diverse and culturally competent workforce
State policy recommendations for recruiting, maintaining, and supporting a diverse and culturally competent child care and early education workforce
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Differentiated instruction to support high-risk preschool learners
An account of the academic gains of children who received differentiated instruction based on current early math and literacy skills, based on a sample of 128 at-level and high risk children from 8 Head Start classrooms in metropolitan Honolulu, Hawaii
Reports & Papers
Power of Preschool: Program evaluation report
An evaluation of the Power of Preschool (PoP) program, a voluntary prekindergarten program to improve the school readiness of 3 and 4 year olds, based on data from program participants in Los Angeles, Merced, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Ventura, and Yolo Counties in California
Reports & Papers
Assessing an infant feeding web site as a nutrition education tool for child care providers
A study of the impact of an infant feeding web site on child care providers' infant feeding knowledge, attitudes, and behavior changes after viewing the site and to elicit feedback from study participants about their perception of the effectiveness of the site and bilingual material from 38 Colorado child care providers assigned to intervention and control groups
Reports & Papers
Quality Benchmark for Cultural Competence Project
A guide for incorporating culturally competent practices into state child care quality rating and improvement systems
Other
Ten policies to improve access to quality child care for children in immigrant families
A discussion of policy recommendations for increasing the child care access of children in immigrant families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Young Hispanic children: Boosting opportunities for learning
A summary of a discussion of the demographic characteristics of, unique linguistic profile of, and empirical evidence supporting certain interventions for three- to eight-year-old Hispanic children, with policy recommendations for improving educational opportunities for these children
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The children of LAUP: Executive summary of the First 5 LA Universal Preschool Child Outcomes Study
A summary of an inquiry into the academic, developmental, and health related outcomes of the children enrolled in the universal prekindergarten program of Los Angeles County, California, based on direct assessments and interviews with parents and teachers
Executive Summary
Integrating teaching practice with developmental norms: The case of phonological teaching in L2
A discussion of the opportunities for young children to develop their second-language phonological skills at the age of kindergarten, and ideas for embedding English second-language phonological training in kindergarten instruction in the Hong Kong context
Other
Oklahoma Head Start State Collaboration Office needs assessment
A study identifying trends in practices and needs in Oklahoma Head Start and Early Head Start programs, based on a survey of grantees
Reports & Papers
Providing information on infant/toddler care: Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care research-based rationale
An overview of research on the importance of accessible child care information for parents, with recommendations for ensuring linguistically and culturally appropriate information is available to them
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building public early childhood data systems for a multi-ethnic society: Issues and opportunities
A discussion of the need for a multicultural approach for the remediation of school readiness, program participation, cultural awareness and recognition, workforce diversity, and stakeholder planning gaps in early childhood education policies and practices
Other
