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Area of Science:

  • Linguistics
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Education

Background:

  • Bilingual children present unique challenges in language and literacy development.
  • Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) can impact academic performance in bilingual populations.
  • Understanding factors influencing English reading comprehension in bilingual children is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate English reading comprehension in Spanish-English bilingual children with and without DLD.
  • To determine the influence of Spanish and English oral language proficiency on reading skills.
  • To examine the role of educational setting (English-only vs. dual-language) in reading outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 59 Spanish-English bilingual children (26 with DLD) underwent standardized assessments.
  • Evaluated Spanish oral language, English oral language, and English reading comprehension.
  • Statistical analyses, including quantile regressions, were employed.

Main Results:

  • Children with typical development significantly outperformed those with DLD in English reading comprehension.
  • Oral language skills, particularly in English, strongly correlated with reading comprehension.
  • Spanish oral language skills also contributed to English reading comprehension, especially for lower-skilled children.
  • Dual-language classrooms showed a marginally significant benefit for English reading comprehension.

Conclusions:

  • English reading comprehension is challenging for bilingual children with DLD.
  • Both English and Spanish oral language skills are vital predictors of English reading comprehension in bilinguals.
  • Dual-language educational environments may support the reading development of bilingual children with language impairments.