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Paradis, Johanne; Kirova, Anna – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2014
The objectives of this study were twofold: (1) Determine the English proficiency of English second-language learners (ELLs) at the end of preschool as referenced to monolingual norms, and in particular, to determine if they showed an asynchronous profile, that is, approached monolingual norms more closely for some linguistic sub-skills than…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Preschool Children
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Jia, Gisela; Chen, Jennifer; Kim, HyeYoung; Chan, Phoenix-Shan; Jeung, Changmo – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2014
This cross-sectional study investigated the bilingual lexical skills of 175 US school-age children (5 to 18 years old) with Cantonese, Mandarin, or Korean as their heritage language (HL), and English as their dominant language. Primary study goals were to identify potential patterns of development in bilingual lexical skills over the elementary to…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Naming, Task Analysis, Case Studies