The use of shared book reading is regarded as valuable to support young children to build
their oral language and emergent literacy skills in preschool classrooms. Quantitative and …

This study aims to explore the reliability, construct validity, and content validity of the Child
Learning and Developmental Playful Assessment Battery (Batería de Evaluación Lúdica del …

There is robust evidence that reading aloud with young children can help them learn new
vocabulary. Building upon prior research, this study tested the effects of both book text …

Background: Oral language competence provides children with an essential foundation for
academic achievement and emotional well-being, yet many children enter school with …

Shared reading sessions utilizing dialogic reading methods have shown promise in
supporting children's language development and comprehension, though variability in …

The fragmented provision of training for early childhood educators has highlighted the
imperative need for research-informed professional development (PD) programmes to …

This longitudinal multiple-case study research focused on the scaffolding strategies that two
Israeli deaf mothers use to boost their young hearing children's engagement in reading …

Providing early intervention for multilingual children is crucial so that they have the best
linguistic preparation possible before they enter elementary school. Currently, Icelandic …

The field of education relies heavily on instructional coaches to build teacher capacity in the
implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs). Although observation tools are …

While observational rating scales such as the Emergent Literacy and Language Early
Childhood Checklist for Teachers (ELLECCT) have potential to support Early Childhood …