Narrative development in bilingual children is a complex interplay between cognitive, linguistic, and cultural factors. As these children acquire and use two or more languages, their storytelling ...

Many parents have a desire to raise their children to be bilingual or multilingual (that is, speaking more than one language fluently). It seems that everyone has an opinion on the “right” way to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly 22 percent of Americans speak a language other than English at home; many of them are English and Spanish speakers from ...

Amanda Owen Van Horne sits on the floor while a child mixes up cake batter in a play kitchen. While at play, an intensive language therapy program is also underway for preschool-aged children with ...

UT assistant professor Maria Arredondo conducts an experiment to identify whether or not bilingual children are more efficient learners. Wearing a cap with instruments that map brain activity, a child ...

When parents learn their child has a developmental disability, they often have questions about what their child may or may not be able to do. Children with developmental disabilities, such as Down ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many parents, raising their child in a dual-language household is both an opportunity and a no-brainer. After all, the ...

Before the 1950s, prevailing research indicated that bilingualism created a disadvantage for children. Since then, many studies have found that not only were those concerns unfounded but that ...

Raising bilingual children has become more common as families grow increasingly connected across cultures and countries. You might be motivated by heritage, opportunity, or simply the value of ...

Raising a bilingual child in the United States requires much deliberate effort, since English surrounds nearly every environment outside your home. Unlike other countries where several languages ...

A new study shows that encouraging bilingualism at home has many cognitive benefits for children, which may be particularly helpful in kids with autism spectrum disorder. According to research ...