کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
353810 618946 2014 11 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The role of positive peer interactions and English exposure in Spanish-speaking preschoolers’ English vocabulary and letter-word skills
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
نقش تعاملات مثبت و قرار گرفتن در معرض زبان انگلیسی در واژگان ،حروف و کلمه ،مهارت های زبان پیش دبستانی های انگلیسی اسپانیایی
کلمات کلیدی
پیش دبستانی؛ لغات انگلیسی؛ سواد انگلیسی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی روانشناسی روان شناسی کاربردی
چکیده انگلیسی


• Positive peer interactions and English exposure from peers in the fall were positively associated with Spanish-speaking preschoolers’ English vocabulary and letter-word skills in the spring.
• The contributions of peer English exposure to English vocabulary and letter-word skills were mediated by preschoolers’ English oral proficiency in the classroom.
• The contribution of positive peer interactions to Spanish-speaking preschoolers’ English letter-word skills was mediated by preschoolers’ leaning behaviors in the classroom.

We examined the extent to which positive interactions with peers and the amount of English exposure received from them during social interactions in the fall of preschool contributed to low-income Spanish-speaking children's (N = 107; Mage = 53 months; SD = 4.30 months; 56% boys) English vocabulary and letter-word skills in the spring (controlling for parents’ language use, family income, number of English books at home, and children's nonverbal cognitive abilities). We also examined the mediating roles of children's learning behaviors (e.g., attentiveness, independence, initiative, persistence, and participation) and English oral proficiency in the classroom. The association between positive peer interactions and English vocabulary skills was mediated by children's English oral proficiency, whereas the association between positive peer interactions and English letter-word skills was mediated by children's learning behaviors and English oral proficiency. The associations among peer English exposure and children's English vocabulary and letter-word skills were mediated by children's English oral proficiency. There was also evidence of a transactional association between positive peer interactions and children's learning behaviors and between peers’ and children's English oral proficiency. The findings highlight the importance of peer experiences in fostering Spanish-speaking preschoolers’ English vocabulary and letter-word skills.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Early Childhood Research Quarterly - Volume 29, Issue 4, 4th Quarter 2014, Pages 625–635
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