The Impact of Individual Differences on a Bilingual Vocabulary Approach for Latino Preschoolers

Conclusion This study provides additional evidence of the benefits of strategically combining L1 and L2 for vocabulary instruction over an English-only approach. Our findings also suggest that preschool Latino dual language learners can benefit from a bilingual vocabulary instructional approach regardless of gender or baseline vocabulary levels in L1.
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research