Oral Language Usage in Prekindergarten Classrooms

Autor/inn/en	Ratcliff, Nancy; Carroll, Kimberly; Savage-Davis, Emma; Costner, Richard; Jones, Cathy; Pritchard, Nicholas; Hunt, Gilbert
Titel	Oral Language Usage in Prekindergarten Classrooms
Quelle	In: Education, 137 (2017) 3, S.306-319 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1172
Schlagwörter	Oral Language; Language Usage; Preschool Education; Teaching Methods; Paraprofessional Personnel; Observation; Language Acquisition; Socioeconomic Status; At Risk Students; Modeling (Psychology); Student Behavior; Preschool Children; Aggression; Bullying; Conflict Resolution; Probability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Sprachgebrauch; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Laienhelfer; Beobachtung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Modeling; Modelling; Modellierung; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschule; Mobbing; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie
Abstract	Providing young children with appropriate language models is crucial when developing a high quality learning environment. This article shares findings from an observational study designed to gain insight into how teachers and paraprofessionals modeled language in federally funded prekindergarten classrooms and how the four-year-old students responded. Analyses of data indicate that although teachers did model undesired language usage, the paraprofessionals were 2.86 to 3.29 times more likely to do so. As for the students, analyses indicate they used desired language structures more frequently with their peers than with adults. The authors discuss how teaching methodologies may be a factor impacting this phenomenon. Adjustments to the learning environment and teaching methodologies that can positively impact these issues are also shared. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01