Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f0GKBR903193; Tue, 16 Jan 2001 15:11:27 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 15:11:27 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3A64A9E9.853121E8@hargray.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Cindi Riley <lvl@hargray.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:5422] Language Development in a bilingual home X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en]C-gatewaynet (Win98; I) Status: O Content-Length: 957 Lines: 22 Is anyone aware of research on children who grow up being exposed to 2 languages simultaneously and at what age they learn to speak? Specifically, I know a child who has one parent who speaks English with him and another who speaks Spanish and English with him. His grandmother is another primary caregiver and she speaks only Spanish with him. The child is 2 and a half and is just beginning to make two-word sentences in English. I don't think he is speaking much Spanish. His language seems somewhat delayed, but I think he seems to be catching up. Other English-speaking family members are concerned that the bilingual situation has delayed his speech. I am trying to calm their fears about this, but I don't have any stats to back this up. Any thoughts? -- ************************************ Cindi Riley Assistant Director Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry 608 Bladen St. Beaufort, SC 29902 Phone 843-525-6658 Fax 843-521-1945 lvl@hargray.com
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