Dual Language Factors and Their Association with Language and Literacy in School-Age Children

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2024-01-09

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Sandino, Anayaset

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University of Oregon

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Anayaset SandinoMaster of Science Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences September 2023 Title: Dual Language Factors and Their Associations with Language and Literacy in School-Age Children The purpose of this study is to use variables from a bilingual experience questionnaire and gather associations about strongest proficiency outcomes using standardized language and literacy measures in a sample of Spanish-English bilingual children. Participants were administered standardized measures in both Spanish and English. Results revealed insignificant associations in children’s Age of Acquisition (AoA), reported current language input and output, and parents’ perceptions of oral language experiences as a contributor to their language and literacy skills. Some within and cross-language associations were discovered such as children’s AoA reading in English being positively correlated with grammar in Spanish, reported current language input in Spanish and English having a positive correlation with grammar skills in English, and parents’ perceptions of oral language experiences with family in Spanish correlated to children’s vocabulary in Spanish. Results indicate that future research must continue to understand the language experiences that support bilingual language literacy development.

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Dual Language Development, Language and Literacy

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