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Bialystok, Ellen; McBride-Chang, Catherine; Luk, Gigi – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2005
Two hundred and four 5- and 6-year-olds who were monolingual English-, bilingual English-Chinese-, or Chinese-speaking children beginning to learn English (2nd-language learners) were compared on phonological awareness and word decoding tasks in English and Chinese. Phonological awareness developed in response to language exposure and instruction…
Descriptors: Written Language, Monolingualism, Language Proficiency, Bilingualism