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WhLanguage and Literacy
t Whatt research t h tell lls us ab i ibout improvingoutcomes for young children
Barbara A. Wasik, Ph.D. Temple University
Presentation to the Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation
April 12-13, 2011
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Thank You • Early Reading First fundingEarly Reading First funding • Baltimore City Head Start teachers, assistants,
Administrators and childrenAdministrators, and children • Johns Hopkins University Coaches and staff • Dr. Annemarie Hindman
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Importance of Developing Ora O l L d V b ll Language and Vocabulary
• Predictor of success in learning to readPredictor of success in learning to read • Predictor in overall success in school • Poorly developed language skills are highly
related to poverty
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Literacyy Readiness Skills
Oral Language Vocabulary
Alphabet Learning to Read Alphabet Knowledge Phonological
Sensitivity
Learning to Read
Print Awareness
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Research SuggestsResearch Suggests • Low quality linguistic exchanges persistLow quality linguistic exchanges persist
(Dickinson, Justice)
• Considerable amount of teacher language isConsiderable amount of teacher language is directive and consists of comments, not questions (Gest)questions (Gest)
• Opportunities to engage in dialogue that scaffolds children’s language is limitedscaffolds children s language is limited (Dickinson, Wasik)
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Closingg the Achievement Gapp
• Focus on improving the quality of classroomsFocus on improving the quality of classrooms • Focus on increasing the quality of teacher –
child lang age interactions specificall child language interactions, specifically scaffolding language through conversations and book reading experiencesand book reading experiences
• Focus on increasing children’s vocabulary d ldevelopment
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oM d lProfessional Development
M dels • Well-researched intensive PD interventions Well-researched, intensive PD interventions
focused on developing language and pre-literacy (Dickinson, Justice Landry Pianta Powell Wasik)literacy (Dickinson Justice, Landry, Pianta, Powell, Wasik)
• Outcomes show improvements in pre-literacy skills such as phonological sensitivity & skills such as phonological sensitivity & alphabet knowledge but vocabulary and oral language skills are difficult to changelanguage skills are difficult to change
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Oral Languagg ge & Vocabularyy
• Children provided with multiple exposures toChildren provided with multiple exposures to words in meaningful contexts learn words ((Biemieller & Boote,, 2006 ;; Beck and colleaggues,, 2007 ))
• Exposure to vocabulary through book reading and followed-up with activities that includeand followed up with activities that include opportunities to use words increases vocabulary development (Wasik & colleagues; Coynevocabulary development (Wasik & colleagues; Coyne & colleagues; and Silverman & colleagues)
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– Ask open-ended questions
Teachers’ Use of Languagg ge
• Train teachers to change the way they talk &Train teachers to change the way they talk & interact with young children – Ask “open ended” questions– Model rich language – PProvidi e d meaningfful fl eef dbad cb k k
i – Recast what is said in a more rich, elaborated way
• Increasing thhe instructionall quallity
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ExCELL: Excepp tional Coachingg for
Early Language and Literacy • One example of an effective PD interventionOne example of an effective PD intervention
• Focused on scaffffolding teachers’ language interactions to provide more opportunities for children to talk and use language
• Book reading plays a critical part language developpment
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ExCELL • Intensive comprehensive language and literacy Intensive, comprehensive language and literacy
coaching professional development (PD) interventionintervention
• Monthly group trainings • Books, materials, and lesson plans that support
the development of children’s language and l dliteracy, and
• Progress monitoring
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ExCELLExCELL • Head Start Teachers and ChildrenHead Start Teachers and Children • In urban Baltimore City • 100% ffree lunch • 99% African American
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Teacher MeasuresTeacher Measures • All teachers were administered:All teachers were administered:
– CLASS – ELLCOELLCO – Teacher belief measure – TTeachher
k
k nowlleddge measure
– Fidelity measures
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Child MeasuresChild Measures • PPVTPPVT-III (Receptive language)III (Receptive language) • Alphabet • Phonemic awareness • All are predictors of success in reading
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Teacher ELLCOTeacher ELLCO
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Teacher CLASSTeacher CLASS
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Teacher BackgroundTeacher Background • Varying degrees of educationVarying degrees of education • Education did not impact performance
• Years off experience did not impact performance
• All teachers can learn these strategies
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Child PPVT-III
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Phonological SensitivityPhonological Sensitivity
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Understandingg the Findingg s in Terms of
• EffectivenessEffectiveness • Fidelity • Feasibility • Sustainability
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Teacher Behaviors Related to Increases in Child VocabularyIncreases in Child Vocabulary
• Not the number of open-ended questionsNot the number of open -ended questions teachers asked but,
• • The amoThe amount of opportnt of opportunities ginities given to children toen to children totalk and use language
• The more children used language in a meaningful context increases in vocabulary
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What Do These Findings Suggest?
• Teachers’ use of language is critical inTeachers use of language is critical in developing children’s language
•• Teachers can change the wa the interact withTeachers can change the way they interact with targeted coaching & training
• Language development is relevant ffor all domains, including math and science.
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Unpacking the Intervention: What are the active ingredientsWhat are the active ingredients
• Book reading (incl ding reading the book Book reading (including reading the book and follow-up activities that reinforce the language and vocabulary in the books) ii s critical to languagg g e developpment.
• Opportunities for children to use llanguage
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Lessons LearnedLessons Learned • Difficult to scaffold teachers’ languageDifficult to scaffold teachers language • Videotaping is a powerful tool in impacting
changechange • Teachers need both conceptual and procedural
knowledge to change their behaviors
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Thank you! .Barbara A WasikBarbara A Wasik
PNC Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Education
Center for Early Education and Development
Temple University