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"Corplum" Is a Core from a Plum": The Advantage of Bilingual Children in the Analysis of Word Meaning from Verbal Context
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Marinova-Todd, Stefka H. – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2012
The possible advantage of bilingual children over monolinguals in analyzing word meanings from verbal context was examined. The subjects were 40 third-grade children (20 bilingual and 20 monolingual) recruited from independent schools in the USA. The two groups of participants were compared on their performance on a standardized test of receptive…
Descriptors: Semantics, Standardized Tests, Monolingualism, Bilingualism
Age of First Bilingual Language Exposure as a New Window into Bilingual Reading Development
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Kovelman, Ioulia; Baker, Stephanie A.; Petitto, Laura-Ann – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2008
How does age of first bilingual language exposure affect reading development in children learning to read in both of their languages? Is there a reading advantage for monolingual English children who are educated in bilingual schools? We studied children (grades 2-3, ages 7-9) in "bilingual" Spanish-English schools who were either from…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Speech Communication, Bilingual Schools, Phonological Awareness