What are the most researched evidence-based Italian learning strategies

The most researched evidence-based Italian learning strategies include:

1. Embedded-explicit approaches for emergent literacy: Interventions like PASSI (Promoting the Achievement of Sound-Sign Integration) focus on improving children’s conceptual knowledge of the Italian writing system through targeted subskills such as letter-speech sound integration. These approaches are shown effective in early literacy acquisition in Italian children. ^{1, 2}

2. Game-based learning: Using play and digital platforms as tools, game-based learning strategies have been evidenced to enhance Italian vocabulary expansion and language acquisition, especially in young learners such as children learning Italian as a second language. ^{3, 4}

3. Active and cooperative learning: Strategies emphasizing active student participation, cooperative learning, and life skills education have been implemented in schools to promote both health and learning outcomes in Italian contexts, including adaptations for distance teaching. ⁵

4. Study method acquisition and text comprehension: Educational programs targeted at improving study skills and text comprehension in Italian have been developed, particularly addressing students with specific learning disorders, showing positive results in comprehension and study skills. ⁶

5. Telecollaboration and intercomprehension: Leveraging the typological proximity between Italian and languages like Spanish, telecollaborative learning programs employ mentoring and partnership methods facilitating language learning through intercomprehension. ⁷

These strategies include explicit instruction, educational technology integration, cooperative learning, and tailored interventions for diverse learner needs, supported by scientific research in Italian educational and language acquisition contexts. ^{8, 9, 7}

References

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• Improving Conceptual Knowledge of the Italian Writing System in Kindergarten: A Cluster Randomized Trial

• Learning Italian as a Second Language in a Sample of Ukrainian Children: A Game-Based Learning Approach

• Learning Italian as a Second Language in a Sample of Ukrainian Children: A Game-Based Learning Approach

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• Processing adjectives in development: Evidence from eye-tracking.

• Work-related teaching and learning methods to foster generic skills in Higher Education. An Italian experience

• Group-based Early Start Denver Model: An educational approach for pupils with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Italian preschools

• The Development of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies Within Italian Mental Health Services

• Did library learners benefit from m-learning strategies? Research-based evidence from a co-citation network analysis of the literature

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• Maternal and Paternal Education on Italian Monolingual Toddlers’ Language Skills

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• Children’s acquisition of nouns and verbs in Italian: contrasting the roles of frequency and positional salience in maternal language*