Fostering Dual Language Learners' Participation in Head Start Classroom Conversations through Code-Switching in Whole Group and Small Group Settings

Autor/inn/en	Surrain, Sarah; Curenton, Stephanie M.; Jarquín Tapia, Cecilia
Titel	Fostering Dual Language Learners' Participation in Head Start Classroom Conversations through Code-Switching in Whole Group and Small Group Settings
Quelle	In: Early Education and Development, 34 (2023) 4, S.885-909 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Surrain, Sarah) ORCID (Curenton, Stephanie M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-9289
DOI	10.1080/10409289.2022.2073749
Schlagwörter	English Language Learners; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Student Participation; Federal Programs; Low Income Students; Social Services; Teacher Student Relationship; Code Switching (Language); Small Group Instruction; Preschool Education; Preschool Teachers; Preschool Children; Spanish; Language Usage; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschule; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Spanisch; Sprachgebrauch; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Research Findings: Children's oral language skills lay the foundation for later literacy and can be fostered through responsive conversations with teachers. However, such conversations are rare in preschool, particularly between teachers and dual language learners (DLLs), or students who speak a minoritized language at home. DLLs benefit when their home language is used and instruction is provided in small groups, but few studies have explored the degree to which preschool teachers "code-switch," or alternate between languages within a single group context. This study draws on 10 transcribed video-recorded observations of Head Start preschool classrooms to describe five teachers' flexible use of Spanish and English with their Spanish-English DLL students across whole and small group contexts. DLL students' language use was examined to explore the role of group context and teacher code-switching in fostering DLLs' participation in classroom conversations. While relative Spanish use varied widely, all teachers code-switched more frequently in small group than in whole group. The 25 DLL students spoke more, took longer turns, and used more Spanish in small group versus in whole group. Practice or Policy: Our results suggest that teacher code-switching and small group instruction create contexts that are conducive to DLLs' participation in classroom conversations. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01