Developmental Changes in Receptive Vocabulary in Hispanic Bilingual School Children.

Umbel, Vivian M.; Oller, D. K.

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ERIC Number: EJ493137

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Publication Date: 1994

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Developmental Changes in Receptive Vocabulary in Hispanic Bilingual School Children.

Umbel, Vivian M.; Oller, D. K.

Language Learning, v44 n2 p221-42 Jun 1994

This study examined the receptive vocabulary of 102 first-, third-, and sixth-grade Spanish/English bilingual students of Hispanic origin. It found that, although students in all three grade levels functioned comparably well on the Spanish instruments, performance on the English instruments increased with grade level. (41 references) (MDM)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Bilingual Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, English, Hispanic Americans, Individual Development, Language Proficiency, Spanish, Vocabulary Skills

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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