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When Learning a Second Language Does Not Mean Losing the First: Bilingual Language Development in Low-Income, Spanish-Speaking Children Attending Bilingual Preschool.

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Winsler, Adam; Diaz, Rafael M.; Espinosa, Linda; Rodriguez, James L. – Child Development, 1999

Two studies explored bilingual language-development outcomes of low-income, Spanish-speaking, Mexican-American children who did or did not attend a bilingual preschool. Found that children who attended bilingual preschools, compared to those remaining at home, showed significant and parallel gains in Spanish-language development and in…

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Comparative Analysis, Expressive Language