BILINGUAL EARLY LANGUAGE AND LITERACY SUPPORT (BELLS)

描述：(根据申请者的描述改编)识字需要具备 先前的一套新出现的识字技能，这反过来又需要 印刷相关经验和早期口语能力的基础。 对于来自西班牙语家庭的儿童，接触英语和/或 有限的西班牙语或英语口语能力可能会限制 直接和间接地发展他们的新兴英语能力。 这些限制的最终结果有助于学术 成绩不佳(Goldenberg，1987)，这是美国的一个长期问题。 只有63%的学生高中毕业的西班牙裔人口 (《健康人物》2000)。这些局限性可能会通过早期接触而得到改善 除了丰富的母语环境外，还可以学习英语。这个 拟议的项目将测试语言和紧急扫盲成果 双语早期语言和扫盲支持(BELLS)计划，将 包括早期英语沉浸以及家庭语言和识字支持。 这项多地点的、自然的、纵向的研究将在犹他州进行， 西班牙裔人口的增长速度远远超过 佛罗里达州、得克萨斯州、纽约州和加利福尼亚州(www.percus.gov)。合并后的 家庭语言环境和早期英语浸泡的影响将是 审查了与新出现的扫盲成果有关的问题。

DESCRIPTION: (Adapted from applicant's description) Literacy requires a prior set of emergent literacy skills which, in turn, require both print-related experiences and a foundation of early oral language competence. For children from Spanish-speaking homes, limited exposure to English and/or limited oral language competence in either Spanish or English may limit the development of their emergent English literacy both directly and indirectly. The eventual results of these limitations contribute to academic under-achievement (Goldenberg, 1987), a persistent problem in the U.S. Hispanic population in which only 63% of students graduate from high school (Healthy People 2000). These limitations may be ameliorated by early exposure to English language in addition to an enriched home language environment. The proposed project will test language and emergent literacy outcomes of a Bilingual Early Language and Literacy Support (BELLS) Program which will include both early English immersion and home language and literacy support. The multi-site, naturalistic, longitudinal study will be conducted in Utah, where the Hispanic population is increasing at a rate that stands far above Florida, Texas, New York, and California (www.census.gov). The combined effects of the home language environment and early English immersion will be examined in relation to emergent literacy outcomes.