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Namazi, Mahchid; Thordardottir, Elin – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2010
We explored the relationship between working memory (WM) and visually controlled attention (CA) in young bilingual and monolingual children. Previous research has shown that balanced bilingual children outperform monolinguals in CA. However, it is unclear whether this advantage is truly associated with bilingualism or whether potential WM and/or…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Tests, Short Term Memory, Monolingualism, Bilingualism
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Cathers-Schiffman, Teresa A.; Thompson, Marilyn S. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2007
The Leiter International Performance Scale-Revised (Leiter-R) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) scores of 47 English- and 47 Spanish-speaking students were analyzed, and the effects of English language ability on these scores were examined. Leiter-R validity was supported for both language groups. WISC-III…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Intelligence Tests, Language Proficiency, Nonverbal Tests