Children's early concepts are learned through their verbal experiences, knowledge is
codified in a linguistic form, and communication defines every aspect of development …

" Bilingualism in Development explores language and cognitive development in bilingual
children, focusing on the preschool years. It begins by defining what we mean by …

Much research that contributes to understanding how bilingual children become literate
cannot isolate the contribution of bilingualism itself to the discussion of literacy acquisition …

In this paper we discuss three areas of development that have been shown to be
fundamental to the acquisition of literacy. These areas are experience with stories and book …

This book contains reports of research on bilingualism in infants and children as well as
perspectives from those involved in cross-linguistic research on language development …

Much of the research that contributes to understanding how bilingual children become
literate is not able to isolate the contribution of bilingualism to the discussion of literacy …

Language is the key interface between our social and cognitive worlds. As a social tool, it is
the means by which human interactions occur, social position is determined, and …

This book sets a high standard for rigor and scientific approach to the study of bilingualism
and provides new insights regarding the critical issues of theory and practice, including the …

Our goal in this chapter is to summarize what we know about the early literacy development
of young bilingual1 children in the United States. This is an extensive and complicated topic …

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