Many parents have a desire to raise their children to be bilingual or multilingual (that is, speaking more than one language fluently). It seems that everyone has an opinion on the “right” way to ...

In many parts of the world, growing up bilingual is the norm rather than the exception. A substantial proportion of these bilingual children acquire their two languages simultaneously from birth. A ...

Bilingual phonological development represents a dynamic and complex interplay between two or more linguistic sound systems during early childhood. In bilingual contexts, children navigate multiple ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We explored variation in the linguistic environments of hearing children of Deaf parents and how it was associated with their early bilingual ...

Our concerns grew as we watched younger kids overtake his speaking ability. Like many parents, we questioned if we were doing something wrong (even experts can’t escape the fear and guilt that comes ...

A new longitudinal study by researchers at Concordia and Princeton universities will look at toddlers in bilingual households and how their exposure to two languages affects their development as they ...

GOLETA, Calif. – Across the state, Santa Barbara County has one of the highest percentages of students who struggle to speak fluent English, even more than down in Los Angeles County. A new state ...

Rebecca Day works with the charity Rett UK. She has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council's Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences. Eirini Sanoudaki and Sarah Cooper do ...