Lisa López

The purpose of this project is to explore the heterogeneity of the Latino dual language learner (DLL) population within Head Start. Specifically, secondary data collected with a sample of Latino DLLs attending Florida Head Start programs will be used to 1) identify subgroups based on their levels of cognitive, linguistic, literacy, and math achievement in both English and Spanish prior to kindergarten entry; 2) identify subgroups based on growth trajectories for language, literacy, and math ...