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Description: In an attempt to bridge the opportunity gap that exists prior to schooling, understanding the specific activities, resources, and interactions that take place in the home that encourage higher academic achievement has become a primary concern in the field.
Project
Description: Word knowledge is critical for speaking, reading and writing, yet a substantial proportion of children with language impairment demonstrate poor word learning and consequently poor vocabulary. Because vocabulary has a causal relationship with reading comprehension, this presents a significant national health concern.
Project
Description: The goal of this project is to stimulate language and comprehension skills in Grade 1 children at risk for reading comprehension difficulties by testing the efficacy of a modified, small-group, version of the Let’s Know! intervention.
Dataset
Part of Project: Early Home Learning Environment
Description: These data are parent reports of survey questions about their beliefs and their children's home learning environments. Data are cross-sectional and include responses from parents with children ranging from 0 - 13 years of age.
Dataset
Part of Project: Profiles of Working Memory and Word Learning for Educational Research (POWWER)
Description: This dataset incudes data from 248 second graders (7- to 8-year-olds) with typical development from three states. One hundred sixty-seven were monolingual English-speaking and 81 were dual Spanish- and English-speaking.
