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Evidence for Executive Function Advantages in Low SES Bilingual Children. But Why Do They Arise? A Commentary on Grote, Scott and Gilger (2021)
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Hofweber, Julia – First Language, 2021
In a study comparing executive functions among US Spanish-English bilinguals from low socio-economic (SES) backgrounds to monolinguals of each language, Grote et al. find that bilingual advantages already manifest themselves in pre-school children. This commentary recommends building on this finding, and further investigate the causes underlying…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Bilingualism, Spanish Speaking, Preschool Children