Dual language exposure and bilingualism are relatively common experiences for children.
The present review set out to synthesize the existing research on cognitive development in …

The language history questionnaire (LHQ) is an important tool for assessing the linguistic
background and language proficiency of multilinguals or second language learners …

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between bilingualism and
phonological awareness by re-evaluating structural sensitivity theory and expanding cross …

Prior to formal instruction, children gain experiences within the home environment that
contribute to their school readiness. The home literacy environment (HLE) has garnered …

The influence of language familiarity upon speaker identification is well established, to such
an extent that it has been argued that “Human voice recognition depends on language …

Augmented reality (AR) apps have the potential to support early English learning for
children. However, few studies have investigated how children from rural low socio …

Phonological awareness is critical for early reading acquisition across alphabetic as well as
non-alphabetic languages. The grain size of phonological awareness varies with oral …

Students from Turkish-speaking families are the largest minority language group in
Germany. Yet, little is known about this group's literacy development. Using data from a 3 …

This study employs the Specificity Principle to examine the relative impacts of external (input
quantity at home and at school, number of books and reading frequency at home, teachers' …

Can young students' early reading abilities in their first language (L1) predict later literacy
development in a second language (L2)? The cross‐language relationships between …