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Peer reviewedJohnson, Janice – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1991
Roles of language proficiency and general developmental factors on metaphor interpretation were examined for 60 Spanish- and English-speaking and 60 monolingual English-speaking children aged 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12 years. Language proficiency in English and socioeconomic status were considered, but both were less important in metaphor interpretation…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Bilingual Students, Child Development
