ERIC Number: EJ1015651
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Aug
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1092-4388
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Factors that Influence Fast Mapping in Children Exposed to Spanish and English
Alt, Mary; Meyers, Christina; Figueroa, Cecilia
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v56 n4 p1237-1248 Aug 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether children exposed to 2 languages would benefit from the phonotactic probability cues of a single language in the same way as monolingual peers and to determine whether crosslinguistic influence would be present in a fast-mapping task. Method: Two groups of typically developing children (monolingual English and bilingual Spanish-English) took part in a computer-based fast-mapping task that manipulated phonotactic probability. Children were preschool-aged ("N" = 50) or school-aged ("N" = 34). Fast mapping was assessed through name-identification and naming tasks. Data were analyzed using mixed analyses of variance with post hoc testing and simple regression. Results: Bilingual and monolingual preschoolers showed sensitivity to English phonotactic cues in both tasks, but bilingual preschoolers were less accurate than monolingual peers in the naming task. School-aged bilingual children had nearly identical performance to monolingual peers. Conclusion: Knowing that children exposed to two languages can benefit from the statistical cues of a single language can help inform ideas about instruction and assessment for bilingual learners. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Spanish, Cues, Task Analysis, Cognitive Mapping, Naming, Preschool Children, Bilingualism, Monolingualism, Vocabulary Development, Transfer of Training, Interference (Language), Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Elementary School Students, Databases, Questionnaires, Parent Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Phonemes, Phonetics, Probability, Measures (Individuals), Computer Software, Scoring, Computer Assisted Testing, Interrater Reliability, Audio Equipment, Role, English (Second Language), English, Native Language, Word Recognition
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Arizona
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Expressive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test; Mean Length of Utterance; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
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