“One glove does not fit all” in bilingual reading acquisition: Using the age of first bilingual language exposure to understand optimal contexts for reading success

In teaching reading, educators strive to find the balance between a code-emphasis approach and a meaning-oriented literacy approach. However, little is known about how different approaches to literacy can benefit bilingual children’s early reading acquisition. To investigate the novel hypothesis tha...

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Main Authors: Ioulia Kovelman, Maha Salah-Ud-Din, Melody S. Berens, Laura-Ann Petitto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-12-01
Series:Cogent Education
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2015.1006504