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Peer reviewedKohnert, Kathryn J.; Bates, Elizabeth – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2002
This study examined developmental changes in lexical comprehension in 100 bilingual individuals at five age levels, all of whom had learned Spanish as a first language and English beginning at age 5. Although skills improved in both languages over time, by middle childhood performance was better in English, with this transition occurring earlier…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bilingual Students, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
