| Research Type: |
- Applied
- Translational Science
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| Age Group: |
- Early Elementary (5 to 8 year olds)
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| Population Focus |
- ECE Practitioners/Teachers
- Dual Language Learners/English Language Learners
- Immigrants/Refugee Families
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| Research Keywords |
- Literacy
- Multilingual learners
- Translanguaging
- Teacher education
- Culturally sustaining education
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| Research Questions |
- How do multilingual learners' linguistic, cultural, and literacy resources shape how they experience and engage with reading and literacy instruction?
- How do teachers understand and enact literacy and reading instruction for multilingual learners, and what enables them to teach multilingual learners equitably?
- How can literacy education and teacher preparation be transformed to make reading instruction more linguistically and culturally sustaining for multilingual learners?
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| Research Approach |
- Qualitative methods
- Quantitative methods
- Mixed methods
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| Designs & Methods |
- Case Studies
- Discourse Analysis
- Observational Approaches
- Small group/single case
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| Research Tools |
- Document Reviews
- Interviews/Focus
- Linguistic Bundling
- Observational Assessments
- Surveys/Questionnaires
- Video Footage
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| Research Content |
- Communication/Language Development
- Family Engagement
- Reading/Literacy Skills
- Peer Interaction
- Dual Language/Literacy Skills
- Culture/Culturally Responsive Practices
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