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Comprehension Monitoring during Reading: An Eye-Tracking Study with Children Learning English as An Additional Language
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Hessel, Annina K.; Nation, Kate; Murphy, Victoria A. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2021
This experiment investigated comprehension monitoring in children learning English as an additional language (EAL) compared to monolinguals. Sixty-three 9-10-year-old children read texts containing an internal inconsistency (e.g. a barking kitten vs. barking puppy) while their eye movements were monitored. Standardized tests measured word reading…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Gestures and Words in Naming: Evidence from Crosslinguistic and Crosscultural Comparison
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Cattani, Allegra; Floccia, Caroline; Kidd, Evan; Pettenati, Paola; Onofrio, Daniela; Volterra, Virginia – Language Learning, 2019
We report on an analysis of spontaneous gesture production in 2-year-old children who come from three countries (Italy, United Kingdom, Australia) and who speak two languages (Italian, English), in an attempt to tease apart the influence of language and culture when comparing children from different cultural and linguistic environments.…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Toddlers, Cross Cultural Studies, Italian
Identification of Fluency and Word-Finding Difficulty in Samples of Children with Diverse Language Backgrounds
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Howell, Peter; Tang, Kevin; Tuomainen, Outi; Chan, Sin Kan; Beltran, Kirsten; Mirawdeli, Avin; Harris, John – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2017
Background: Stuttering and word-finding difficulty (WFD) are two types of communication difficulty that occur frequently in children who learn English as an additional language (EAL), as well as those who only speak English. The two disorders require different, specific forms of intervention. Prior research has described the symptoms of each type…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Communication Problems, English (Second Language), Intervention
The Impact of a First-Generation Immigrant Environment on the Heritage Language: Productive Vocabularies of Polish Toddlers Living in the UK and Ireland
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Miekisz, Aneta; Haman, Ewa; Luniewska, Magdalena; Kus, Katarzyna; O'Toole, Ciara; Katsos, Napoleon – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2017
The expressive lexical skills of 53 Polish bilinguals aged 24-36 months living in the UK and Ireland were assessed using Polish and British English adaptations of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories. Polish vocabulary scores were compared to those of 53 Polish monolinguals matched for age, gender and parental education. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Polish, Bilingualism, English
How Much Exposure to English Is Necessary for a Bilingual Toddler to Perform Like a Monolingual Peer in Language Tests?
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Cattani, Allegra; Abbot-Smith, Kirsten; Farag, Rafalla; Krott, Andrea; Arreckx, Frédérique; Dennis, Ian; Floccia, Caroline – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2014
Background: Bilingual children are under-referred due to an ostensible expectation that they lag behind their monolingual peers in their English acquisition. The recommendations of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) state that bilingual children should be assessed in both the languages known by the children. However,…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods