Purpose Statement
The purpose of this study is to determine why recent adoptees from China are experiencing difficulties in the areas of language and literacy upon entering elementary school. The reason for these struggles is unknown. These children are spending their early years in an institution, being adopted at older ages than previous Chinese adoptees, and acquiring a “second first-language” after first language development occurs (Doom, Georgieff, & Gunnar, 2015; Roberts, Pollock, Krakow, Price, Fulmer, & Wang, 2005; Scott, Pollock, Roberts, and Krakow, 2013; Scott, Roberts, & Krakow, 2008).
Research Questions
The following questions will guide the study.
1) Why are children adopted from China experiencing problems with language and literacy as they enter elementary school?
2) Does the age at adoption, along with the initial development of the child’s first language, affect children’s overall language skills upon entering school?
3) Is there a relationship between the time children spend grasping the English language and difficulties they have with language/literacy in school during their early elementary years?
References
Doom, J.R., Georgieff, M.K., & Gunnar, M.R. (2015). Institutional care and iron deficiency increase ADHD and lower IQ 2.5-5 years post-adoption. Developmental Science, 18, 484-494.
Roberts, J., Pollock, K., Krakow, R. A., Price, J., Fulmer, K., & Wang, P.P. (2005). Language development in pre-school age children adopted from China. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 48, 93-107.
Scott, K.A., Pollock, K., Roberts, J.A., & Krakow, R. (2013). Phonological processing skills of children adopted internationally. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 22, 673-683.
Scott, K.A., Roberts, J.A., & Krakow, R. (2008). Oral and written language development of children adopted from China. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 17, 150-160.
Ok Jennifer, good start! Let's stick with the qual study for now. I can see you answering RQs 2 and 3 qualitatively (since difficulties is really not measurable specifically). If you are conducting a qualitative study then change determine to understand in your purpose statement. Change RQ 2 to How does... and RQ 3 to What is...
ReplyDeleteThank you. Here are the revisions.
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The purpose of this study is to understand why recent adoptees from China are experiencing difficulties in the areas of language and literacy upon entering elementary school. The reason for these struggles is unknown. These children are spending their early years in an institution, being adopted at older ages than previous Chinese adoptees, and acquiring a “second first-language” after first language development occurs (Doom, Georgieff, & Gunnar, 2015; Roberts, Pollock, Krakow, Price, Fulmer, & Wang, 2005; Scott, Pollock, Roberts, and Krakow, 2013; Scott, Roberts, & Krakow, 2008).
Research Questions
1) Why are children adopted from China experiencing problems with language and literacy as they enter elementary school?
2) How does the age at adoption, along with the initial development of the child’s first language, affect children’s overall language skills upon entering school?
3) What is the relationship between the time children spend grasping the English language and difficulties they have with language/literacy in school during their early elementary years?
Yes, better!
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