Longitudinal Examination of Morphosyntactic Skills in Bilingual Children: Spanish and English Standardized Scores.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to examine changes in English and Spanish morphosyntactic standardized scores over time in bilingual children.

Method

One hundred bilingual children participated in this longitudinal study. The average age of the children at the beginning of the study was 5;11 (years;months). A subset of the participants was identified as children with developmental language disorder (DLD, n = 43). Children completed behavioral testing in Spanish and English at three time points over a period of 2 years. Growth curve modeling was employed to analyze longitudinal data.

Results

Distinct patterns of Spanish and English language growth were observed. While the average standard score in English increased, the average score in Spanish decreased over time for

SUBMITTER: Castilla-Earls A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10555469 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature