The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $109,799 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the University of Florida (UF) Division of Sponsored Research. The grant supports a collaborative research project that uses sensing technology and automated speech recognition to capture teacher-child language interactions in diverse pre-K classrooms. The study aims to provide insights into how preschool language experiences shape children's language development and whether language interactions differ based on student characteristics. The project will collect monthly data in preschool classrooms to identify language interactions, analyze factors associated with children's English language skill growth, and inform models of language development for preschool-age children. The goal is to provide teachers with actionable data to enrich language experiences and support early reading success. No sub-awards are planned for this grant, which has an ultimate completion date of June 30, 2027.
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