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Reading in Multilingual Learners of Urdu (L1), English (L2) and Arabic (L3)
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Mirza, Amna; Gottardo, Alexandra; Chen, Xi – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2017
The present study examined the language and literacy skills and their relations to each other in multilingual children, who have a broad range of oral and written language proficiency in each language that they "know". Reading and vocabulary skills were tested in 50 Canadian children (ages 6-10 years) who were Urdu-English speakers,…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, English (Second Language), Urdu, Semitic Languages