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Peer reviewedGholamain, Mitra; Geva, Esther – Language Learning, 1999
Examined two hypotheses regarding reading skill development--the script-dependent hypothesis and the central processing hypothesis--by studying the linguistic, cognitive, and basic reading skills of 70 children in grades 1 through 5 learning to read in English (first language) and Persian (second language) concurrently. Findings supported both…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Contrastive Linguistics
