Language and Literacy in Bilingual Children

• Author(s): D. Kimbrough Oller, Rebecca E. Eilers,
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Pages: 310
• ISBN_10: 1853595713
  ISBN_13: 9781853595714
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / Bilingual Education , Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Reading Skills , Language Arts & Disciplines / Study & Teaching , Language Arts & Disciplines / Style Manuals , Psychology / Developmental / Child ,

Description:... This volume stems from research conducted during the 1990s in Miami, Florida, under a grant from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development. A collaborating group of scholars trained in and deeply committed to empirical research on language acquisition in both English and Spanish access the effects of bilingual learning in significant new ways. The research takes into account such factors as the capabilities and backgrounds of bilingual students in both their languages, the interdependence of linguistic knowledge in bilinguals, the role of socio-economic status, the effect of different language use patterns in the home, and the role of single-language immersion in school as compared to inclusion of both home and target languages. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR