Online Literacy Instruction for Young Korean Dual Language Learners in General Education.

English language development is a critical component for young children's school readiness. In this study, we examined the effect of (Justice and McGinty in Read it again!-Prek: a preschool curriculum supplement to promote language and literacy foundations, Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, Columbus, 2013), a literacy curriculum designed to prepare young children's school readiness on the English literacy skills of Korean dual language learners in general education. Using a multiple probe design, eight 4- to 5-year-old Korean dual language learners (1 female, 7 males) received 1:1 online synchronous daily instruction over 2 months during the summer before entering their kindergarten programs.

Adult Provider Perspectives on Transition and Transfer to Adult Care: A Multi-Specialty, Multi-Institutional Exploration.

Purpose: To identify barriers that transcend multiple adult care specialties and identify potential solutions.

Design And Methods: Twenty-one adult care providers practicing in the specialty areas of internal medicine, family medicine, gastroenterology, endocrinology, and neurology participated in one of six semi-structured focus group interviews. Data were coded and analyzed according to the Socio-ecological Model of Adolescent/Young Adult Readiness for Transition (SMART).