Preventing Reading and Spelling Difficulties in a Population of Immigrant Children by a Training of Phonological AwarenessAbstract. In this longitudinal study, children with German as their native language and a sample of immigrant children participated ...
Prediction of Reading Performance in Turkish-German Speaking Children: The Role of Phonological AwarenessMany studies have proved phonological awareness to be a significant predictor of reading competencies. Until now, however, it is unclear whether ...
Als wesentlicher Erklärungsfaktor für die geringeren mathematischen Leistungen von Lernenden nicht-deutscher Herkunftssprache werden häufig ihre schwachen sprachlichen Kompetenzen in der Instruktionssprache angenommen. Die Studie geht der Frage nach, ...
Diagnostics of Reading Disorders in Multilingual ChildrenAbstract. The diagnosis of learning disorders is particularly difficult in multilingual children, since language skills are confounded with school performance. We ...
Adaptive Language Support in Kindergarten Everyday LifeAbstract. This paper focuses on differences in the language support practices of early childhood professionals interacting with children who highly differ in ...
Promoting Language Acquisition in Everyday-Life Situations – Useful Strategies to Support Multilingual Preschool ChildrenAbstract. Mastering German as academic language is essential for a successful school career. The way ...
Predictors of reading skills in children with German as a second languageThis longitudinal study examines the differences between monolingual children and children with German as a second language (GSL) in reading predictors. In structural equation ...
Students’ Growth Trajectories in Mathematics: The Role of Language ProficiencyAbstract. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether reading comprehension predicts learning gains in mathematics from the fourth to the sixth grade. The study ...
Effectiveness of a preschool prevention program in training phonological awarenessRecent evidence suggests that training in phonological awareness has a positive impact on beginning reading and spelling, particularly for monolingual children. An issue of ...
Everyday-Life Child Language Support in Play Groups and Day-Care Centers in Switzerland: What Works and What Is Missing?Abstract. This empirical study focuses on the process quality and the quality of educational orientations of early childhood language ...
The Impact of an Additive Language Intervention for Multilingual ChildrenAbstract. The current study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an additive language intervention for bi- or multilingual children in early childhood ...
Language Development With Movement: A Video-Based Investigation of Interactions Between Caregivers and 3- to 6-Year-Old Second Language Learners of German in a Physical Activity ProgramAbstract. Driven by ...