Bilingualism in Development: Language, Literacy, and Cognition

by Ellen Bialystok

Book Overview

Bilingualism in Development describes research on the intellectual development of bilingual children, showing how it is different from that of monolingual children. The focus is on preschool children, examining how they learn language, how they acquire literacy skills, and how they develop problem-solving ability in different domains. It is unique in that it assembles a wide range of research on children's development and interprets it within an analysis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521632315
• ISBN13: 9780521632317
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"