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Early Bilingualism Predicts Enhanced Later Foreign Language Learning in Secondary School
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Nguyen, My V. H.; Winsler, Adam – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Foreign language learning is generally not required in the United States, despite its link to various cognitive and social benefits later in life. Students who speak a home language different from the instructional language of school may experience unique benefits when learning additional languages in school. The present study examined whether…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Enrollment
Universal and Language-Specific Predictors of Early Word Reading in a Foreign Language: An Analysis of the Skills That Underlie Reading Acquisition in Three Different Orthographies
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Zeguers, Maaike H. T.; van den Boer, Madelon; Snellings, Patrick; de Jong, Peter F. – Developmental Psychology, 2018
A central question in the field of foreign language acquisition is whether the processes involved in reading development in a foreign language are universal or dependent on characteristics of the specific language involved. We investigated the impact of orthographic depth and writing system on word reading acquisition in a foreign orthography, by…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading, Written Language, Indo European Languages
Bilingual Language Broker Profiles and Academic Competence in Mexican-Origin Adolescents
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Kim, Su Yeong; Zhang, Minyu; Chen, Shanting; Song, Jiaxiu; Lopez, Belem G.; Rodriguez, Erin M.; Calzada, Esther J.; Hou, Yang; Yan, Jinjin; Shen, Yishan – Developmental Psychology, 2020
We advance a tripartite framework of language use to encompass language skills, the practice of language skills, and the subjective experiences associated with language use among Mexican-origin adolescents who function as language brokers by translating and interpreting for their English-limited parents. Using data collected over 2 waves from a…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Translation, Mexican Americans, Spanish
Changes in Executive Function over Time in Bilingual and Monolingual School-Aged Children
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Park, Jisook; Ellis Weismer, Susan; Kaushanskaya, Margarita – Developmental Psychology, 2018
We examined the development of 3 executive function (EF) components--inhibition, updating, and task shifting--over time in monolingual and bilingual school-age children. We tested 41 monolingual and 41 simultaneous bilingual typically developing children (ages 8-12) on nonverbal tasks measuring inhibition (the Flanker task), updating (the Corsi…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Bilingualism, Monolingualism, Inhibition
Child, Family, and School Characteristics Related to English Proficiency Development among Low-Income, Dual Language Learners
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Kim, Yoon Kyong; Curby, Timothy W.; Winsler, Adam – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Little is known about 2nd language development among young, low-income, language-minority children. This article examined the longitudinal English development of low-income, dual language learners (DLLs) in Miami ("n" = 18,532) from kindergarten through 5th grade. Growth curve modeling indicated that social skills, good behavior, Spanish…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Spanish
Early Mathematics Achievement Trajectories: English-Language Learner and Native English-Speaker Estimates, Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey
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Roberts, Greg; Bryant, Diane – Developmental Psychology, 2011
This study used data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999, to (a) estimate mathematics achievement trends through 5th grade in the population of students who are English-language proficient by the end of kindergarten, (b) compare trends across primary language groups within this English-language proficient…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Mathematics Achievement, Children, Kindergarten