To learn English, bilingual children need robust vocabulary from parents and caregivers

ScienceDaily
Oct 9, 2019, 9:09 am134 pts
A study examining parents' vocabulary and grammar as an influence on children's acquisition of English, finds that the quality of child-directed speech depends on the speaker's language proficiency. Children who hear a rich vocabulary acquire a rich vocabulary and children who hear a rich vocabulary in full…

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