Researchers have made a major breakthrough in the assessment of language development among bilingual families and in the identification of those children who require extra support to improve their ...

Co-authored with Sirada Rochanavibhata, M.A. In a world that is becoming increasingly globalized and diverse, the ability to speak more than one language may be a desirable trait, especially because ...

Bilingual children from immigrant families are not two monolinguals in one. They develop each language at a slower pace because their learning is spread across two languages. A researcher shows strong ...

Bilingual phonological development represents a dynamic and complex interplay between two or more linguistic sound systems during early childhood. In bilingual contexts, children navigate multiple ...

Before the 1950s, prevailing research indicated that bilingualism created a disadvantage for children. Since then, many studies have found that not only were those concerns unfounded but that ...

New research shows that mothers have twice the impact on language exposure, challenging traditional parenting advice. Parents ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We explored variation in the linguistic environments of hearing children of Deaf parents and how it was associated with their early bilingual ...

GOLETA, Calif. – Across the state, Santa Barbara County has one of the highest percentages of students who struggle to speak fluent English, even more than down in Los Angeles County. A new state ...

Rebecca Ward has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council's Doctoral Training Partnership Programme and The Coleg Cymraeg. Eirini Sanoudaki collaborates with the Down’s Syndrome ...