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MacLeod, Andrea A. N.; Pesco, Diane – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2023
Given their significance in daily life and frequent inclusion in clinical and educational assessments, children's narrative abilities merit investigation. The present study examines the narratives of children acquiring an additional language, adding to the more abundant studies of monolingual children. Sixty kindergartners (mean age 68 months)…
Descriptors: Child Development, French, Kindergarten, Narration
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Carlie, Johanna; Sahlén, Birgitta; Nirme, Jens; Andersson, Ketty; Rudner, Mary; Johansson, Roger; Gulz, Agneta; Brännström, K. Jonas – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: This study reports on the development of an auditory passage comprehension task for Swedish primary school children of cultural and linguistic diversity. It also reports on their performance on the task in quiet and in noise. Method: Eighty-eight children aged 7-9 years and showing normal hearing participated. The children were divided…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Swedish, Elementary School Students, Second Language Learning
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Bongartz, Christiane; Torregrossa, Jacopo – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2020
Several studies have revealed the cognitive and linguistic benefits of balanced bilingualism, but the research on balanced biliteracy is still in its initial stages (Marinis et al. submitted. "Biliteracy Education Impacts on Cognition Selectively"). This study investigates the positive effects of balanced biliteracy on the development of…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Literacy, Personal Narratives, Greek