Identifying Levers for Improvement: Examining Proximal Processes and Contextual Influences on Preschool Language Development

Research Findings: The present study investigates both the proximal processes and contextual influences on children’s oral language development in preschool. We examine whether teacher language practices vary across activity settings and program type, which teacher language practices predict children’s oral language skills, and potential differences in children’s language learning trajectories. The instructional time in a diverse sample of 15...