Language Disorders Research on Bilingualism, School-Age, and Related Difficulties: A Scoping Review of Descriptive Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Developmental language disorder (DLD) often remains undetected until children shift from 'learning to read' to 'reading to learn,' around 9 years of age. Mono- and bilingual children with DLD frequently have co-occurring reading, attention, and related difficulties, compared to children with typical language development (TLD). Data for mono- and bilingual children with DLD and TLD would aid differentiation of language differences versus disorders in bilingual children.

Objective

We conducted a scoping review of descriptive research on mono-and bilingual children < and >= 9 years old with DLD versus TLD, and related skills (auditory processing, attention, cognition, executive function, and reading).

Data sources

We searched PubMed for the terms "bilingual" a

SUBMITTER: Bonuck K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9252163 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature