Selected pragmatic features in Spanish-speaking preschool children

1989 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilse Lehmann Barrenechea ◽  
John F. Schmitt
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Spanish Speaking

Assessing the Grammar of Spanish-Speaking Children

1996 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel T. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Expressive Language ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Culturally And Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Language Test ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Grammatical Skills ◽  
Testing Instruments

The present investigation compared two testing instruments for evaluating the grammatical skills of Spanish-speaking preschool children. The Structured Photographic Expressive Language Test-Preschool (SPELT-P, Werner & Kresheck, 1989) was compared to a structured task activity developed by the investigator. Both procedures targeted the same grammatical forms. Results indicated that the structured task procedure was more effective in evaluating children’s productive knowledge of the grammatical forms tested. Children performed significantly better in this task. Procedural differences across the testing instruments were responsible for the observed differences. Issues concerning the effect of task on performance are discussed as they relate to the assessment of the culturally and linguistically diverse child.

Narrative Development in Monolingual Spanish-Speaking Preschool Children

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 1166-1186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anny Castilla-Earls ◽  
Douglas Petersen ◽  
Trina Spencer ◽  
Krista Hammer
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Narrative Development ◽  
Spanish Speaking
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