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Disentangling dyslexia from typical L2-learning in emergent literacy.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Dyslexia (Chichester, England) [Dyslexia] 2023 Nov; Vol. 29 (4), pp. 347-368. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 28.
Abstract: The present paper assessed how dyslexia can be identified in school children with another language than their first language. Participants were school children with Norwegian as their second language (L2), and two groups of children with Norwegian as t...
Associations of multilingualism and language proficiency with cognitive functioning: epidemiological evidence from the SwissDEM study in community dwelling older adults and long-term care residents.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): BMC geriatrics [BMC Geriatr] 2023 Oct 06; Vol. 23 (1), pp. 629. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 06.
Abstract: Background: We explored whether number of languages spoken and language proficiency are associated with cognitive performance among older adults living in the community and in long-term care (LTC) in Switzerland.Methods: Among study participants, 664 l...
Nursing students' experiences of communication in a multilingual and multicultural clinical environment: A qualitative study.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Nursing open [Nurs Open] 2023 Oct; Vol. 10 (10), pp. 6875-6884. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 18.
Abstract: Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate nursing students' experiences of communication in a multilingual and multicultural clinical environment.Background: Effective communication in a healthcare setting plays a crucial role in patient care. Yet,...
Evaluating the Efficacy of a Narrative Language Intervention for Bilingual Students.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): American journal of speech-language pathology [Am J Speech Lang Pathol] 2023 Nov 06; Vol. 32 (6), pp. 2999-3020. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 19.
Abstract: Purpose: This study examines the narrative language and reading outcomes of monolingual and bilingual students who received instruction with the Supporting Knowledge in Language and Literacy (SKILL) program, a narrative language intervention.Method: Th...
The Impact of Treating Bilingual Clients on Speech-Language Pathology Students' Cultural Responsiveness.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): American journal of speech-language pathology [Am J Speech Lang Pathol] 2023 Nov 06; Vol. 32 (6), pp. 2960-2981. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 25.
Abstract: Purpose: Graduate programs often use practicum experience with clients from nonmajority cultures to improve students' cultural responsiveness. Yet, it is not clear whether simply working with a client from a nonmajority culture actually confers this be...
Cross-language generalization of language treatment in multilingual people with post-stroke aphasia: A meta-analysis.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Brain and language [Brain Lang] 2023 Nov; Vol. 246, pp. 105326. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 31.
Abstract: Studies on the efficacy of language treatment for multilingual people with post-stroke aphasia and its generalization to untreated languages have produced mixed results. We conducted a systematic review and a meta-analysis to examine within- and cross-...
Double it up: Vocabulary size comparisons between UK bilingual and monolingual toddlers.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant Studies [Infancy] 2023 Nov-Dec; Vol. 28 (6), pp. 1030-1051. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 04.
Abstract: We compared vocabulary sizes in comprehension and production between bilingual toddlers growing up in the United Kingdom (UK) and age-matched UK English monolinguals (12-36 months old) using parent-report vocabulary questionnaires. We found that biling...
Proficiency versus lexical processing efficiency as a measure of L2 lexical quality: Individual differences in word-frequency effects in L2 visual word recognition.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Memory & cognition [Mem Cognit] 2023 Nov; Vol. 51 (8), pp. 1858-1869. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 14.
Abstract: This study investigated Korean-English second language (L2) speakers' recognition of high- and low-frequency English words and compared two individual difference measures in their role of representing lexical quality in L2: cloze test scores and invers...
Sensitivity to word endings as probabilistic orthographic cues to lexical stress among English as second language learners.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Memory & cognition [Mem Cognit] 2023 Nov; Vol. 51 (8), pp. 1881-1897. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 23.
Abstract: Assigning stress to polysyllabic words is a crucial aspect of reading aloud in English. Previous research demonstrated that native English speakers are sensitive to word endings as probabilistic orthographic cues to stress assignment. However, little i...
Executive function skills account for a bilingual advantage in English novel word learning among low-income preschoolers.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of experimental child psychology [J Exp Child Psychol] 2023 Nov; Vol. 235, pp. 105714. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 10.
Abstract: The current study compared economically disadvantaged bilingual and monolingual preschoolers' performance on an English novel word learning task and examined whether children's executive function (EF) skills account for differences in novel word learni...