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Early Bilingualism Predicts Enhanced Later Foreign Language Learning in Secondary School
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Nguyen, My V. H.; Winsler, Adam – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Foreign language learning is generally not required in the United States, despite its link to various cognitive and social benefits later in life. Students who speak a home language different from the instructional language of school may experience unique benefits when learning additional languages in school. The present study examined whether…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Enrollment
Early Childhood Education Teachers' Perspectives of Their Self-Efficacy and Knowledge in Biliteracy Instruction
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Levin, Magda – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The number of English language learners (ELLs) in early childhood education (ECE) continues to increase, particularly with students whose first language (L1) is Spanish. Recent studies have shown the connection between teachers' self-efficacy and student achievement, but very few specifically address early childhood education teachers'…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English Language Learners, Native Language, Spanish
Spanish-Immersion Children in Washington State: Fourth Year of a Longitudinal Study.
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Bamford, Kathryn W.; Mizokawa, Donald T. – 1992
The fourth-year update of a longitudinal study examined the progress of the 31 remaining members of 2 classes in the first cohort of a Spanish immersion program and their standard-program monolingual comparison group of 15 students. Achievement gains were measured on standardized tests of mathematics and language skills. Results provided new…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development