Universal strategies for the improvement of expressive language skills in the primary classroom: A systematic review

KL Dobinson, JE Dockrell - First Language, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Oral language skills underpin children's educational success and enhance positive life
outcomes. Yet, significant numbers of children struggle to develop competence in speaking …

Evidence‐based pathways to intervention for children with language disorders

SH Ebbels, E McCartney, V Slonims… - … journal of language …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Paediatric speech and language therapist (SLT) roles often involve planning
individualized intervention for specific children, working collaboratively with families and …

Are impacts of early interventions in the scandinavian welfare state consistent with a Heckman curve? A meta‐analysis

M Rosholm, A Paul, D Bleses, A Højen… - Journal of Economic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract “Early intervention” has been a mantra in recent debates about human capital
investment. Strong theoretical models motivate this focus by predicting that investment in …

[HTML][HTML] Lessons for Americans from Denmark about inequality and social mobility

J Heckman, R Landersø - Labour economics, 2022 - Elsevier
Many progressive American policy analysts point to Denmark as a model welfare state with
low levels of income inequality and high levels of income mobility across generations. It has …

Structural and process quality of Danish preschools: Direct and indirect associations with children's growth in language and preliteracy skills

PL Slot, D Bleses, LM Justice… - Early Education and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Structural quality in childcare centers is considered a precondition for process quality, which
in turn is related to children's outcomes. However, the evidence on relations between …

Improving reading comprehension in the primary grades: Mediated effects of a language-focused classroom intervention

Language and Reading Research … - Journal of Speech …, 2019 - pubs.asha.org
Purpose This article includes results from a multistate randomized controlled trial designed
to investigate the impacts of a language-focused classroom intervention on primary grade …

At-scale, state-sponsored language and literacy professional development: Impacts on early childhood classroom practices and children's outcomes.

SB Piasta, KS Farley, SA Mauck… - Journal of …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Professional development (PD) is a potentially important mechanism for enhancing
classroom practices and children's learning. In this large-scale randomized controlled trial …

Infants' and toddlers' language, math and socio-emotional development: Evidence for reciprocal relations and differential gender and age effects

PL Slot, D Bleses, P Jensen - Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Toddlerhood is characterized by rapid development in several domains, such as language,
socio-emotional behavior and emerging math skills all of which are important precursors of …

Lessons from Denmark about inequality and social mobility

JJ Heckman, R Landersø - 2021 - nber.org
Many American policy analysts point to Denmark as a model welfare state with low levels of
income inequality and high levels of income mobility across generations. It has in place …

Creating the conditions for robust early language development for all: Part two: Evidence informed public health framework for child language in the early years

C McKean, S Reilly - International Journal of Language & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background One of the most significant developmental accomplishments is the emergence
of language in early childhood. Whilst this process is effortless for most children, others can …