Does nonlinguistic segmentation predict literacy in second language education? Statistical learning in Ivorian primary schools

BD Zinszer, J Hannon, AÉ Kouadio, H Akpé… - Language …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Statistical learning is a learning mechanism that does not directly depend on knowledge of a
language but predicts language and literacy outcomes for children and adults. Research …

[HTML][HTML] Live tutoring calls did not improve learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone

L Crawfurd, DK Evans, S Hares, J Sandefur - Journal of development …, 2023 - Elsevier
Education systems regularly face unexpected school closures, whether due to disease
outbreaks, natural disasters, or other adverse shocks. In low-income countries where …

[HTML][HTML] Risk and resilience factors for primary school dropout in Côte d'Ivoire

B Wortsman, H Brice, A Capani, MC Ball… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract We examined child-, family-, and school-level risk and resilience factors associated
with school dropout using longitudinal data of fifth-grade students in rural Côte d'Ivoire (N …

Home learning environment and physical development impact children's executive function development and literacy in rural Côte d'Ivoire

K Jasińska, B Zinszer, Z Xu, J Hannon, AB Seri… - Cognitive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Previous research suggests executive functions mediate the effects of socioeconomic status
(SES) on literacy. However, this research has primarily focused on high-income countries …

Evaluating bilingual children's native language abilities in côte d'ivoire: introducing the ivorian children's language assessment toolkit for Attié, Abidji, and Baoulé

K Jasińska, YH Akpe, BAD Seri, B Zinszer… - Applied …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Few standardized language assessments are adapted to different cultural and linguistic
contexts to assess children's first language (L1) abilities. We introduce the Ivorian Children's …

Statistical learning and children's emergent literacy in rural Côte d'Ivoire

BD Zinszer, J Hannon, A Hu, AÉ Kouadio… - Developmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of non‐linguistic statistical learning (SL) have often linked performance in SL tasks
with differences in language outcomes. Most of these studies have focused on Western and …

Modeling the associations between socioeconomic risk factors, executive function components, and reading among children in rural Côte d'Ivoire

F Khan, B Wortsman, HL Whitehead, J Hannon… - Cognitive …, 2024 - Elsevier
Executive Functions (inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility and working memory) mediate the
relationship between socioeconomic status and reading. However, little is known of the roles …

Variability in the age of schooling contributes to the link between literacy and numeracy in Côte d'Ivoire

HL Whitehead, MC Ball, H Brice, S Wolf… - Child …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Literacy and numeracy are correlated throughout development, however, our understanding
of this relation is limited. We explored the predictors of literacy and numeracy covariance (ie …

Literacy in Côte D'ivoire

KK Jasińska, MC Ball, S Guei - Handbook of literacy in Africa, 2023 - Springer
Côte d'Ivoire is a lower-middle-income country with one of West Africa's fastest-growing
economies and a fast-rising young population. However, Côte d'Ivoire ranks 162 out of 189 …

[HTML][HTML] Parental factors, learning-related skills and academic skills in rural Côte d'Ivoire

M Aurora, H Whitehead, L Mostafa, S Wolf… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
The associations of parental expectations and involvement with children's academic skills
have largely been investigated in high-income countries. Using a sample of children from …