The Dimensionality of Oral Language in Kindergarten Spanish--English Dual Language Learners.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the latent dimensionality of language in dual language learners (DLLs) who spoke Spanish as their native language and were learning English as their second language. Method: Participants included 259 Spanish--English DLLs attending kindergarten. In t...
| Published in: | Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research Vol. 61; no. 11; pp. 2779 - 2796 |
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