Approximately 500 works concerning acquisition of French as a first or second language by children from infancy to adolescence are listed. Although works on prelinguistic development are not included, research on comprehension during this period is. Studies of early simultaneous bilingual development are included if one of the languages is French. Articles on French instruction are included only if they take the language acquisition approach to teaching, but a large number of works on school language, aspects of reading and writing development, the relationship of language and cognitive development, and pathological development emphasizing developmental rather than remedial aspects do appear. Research in both French and English is included. (MSE)