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Sénéchal, Monique; LeFevre, Jo-Anne – Child Development, 2014
One hundred and ten English-speaking children schooled in French were followed from kindergarten to Grade 2 (M[subscript age]: T1 = 5;6, T2 = 6;4, T3 = 6;11, T4 = 7;11). The findings provided strong support for the Home Literacy Model (Sénéchal, M., 2002) because in this sample the home language was independent of the language of instruction. The…
Descriptors: English, French, Kindergarten, Grade 1
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Gauthier, Karine; Genesee, Fred – Child Development, 2011
The French language development of children adopted (n = 24) from China was compared with that of control children matched for socioeconomic status, sex, and age. The children were assessed at 50 months of age, on average, and 16 months later. The initial assessment revealed that the 2 groups did not differ with respect to socioemotional…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Receptive Language, Foreign Countries, Expressive Language