NDLI: Depth of lexical knowledge among bilingual children: the impact of schooling

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Author	Schwartz, Mila Katzir, Tami
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	The majority of studies examining the language and literacy skills of second generation immigrant bilingual children have focused on the breadth of lexical knowledge in populations with a low level of involvement in literacy activities. This study extends previous work in three ways. First, we focused on a sample of second generation immigrant bilingual children from favorable socio-cultural backgrounds. Second, we examined whether these children show lexical knowledge gaps in their second language on various measures of breadth and depth, as compared to their monolingual peers. Finally, we asked whether this gap tends to increase, remain stable, or decrease with formal schooling. Bilingual (n = 70) and monolingual (n = 55) children between the ages of 7 and 8 years were evaluated on measures of depth and breadth of lexical knowledge in the second language of the bilingual group. Both groups were tested twice: at the beginning of second grade and at the beginning of third grade. The findings indicate a significant gap between the target groups with respect to most measures of both depth and breadth at the beginning of second grade. However, after a year of schooling, the bilingual children showed significant progress in their lexical knowledge in their second language. The discussion addresses theoretical and clinical implications of these findings.
Starting Page	1947
Ending Page	1971
Page Count	25
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09224777
Journal	Reading and Writing
Volume Number	25
Issue Number	8
e-ISSN	15730905
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2011-03-19
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Early successive bilinguals Lexical knowledge Study with two data collection points Word's meaning levels Second generation immigrant children Socio-cultural background Vocabulary domains Interdisciplinary Studies Education (general) Neurology Psycholinguistics Languages and Literature
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Speech and Hearing Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Linguistics and Language

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