The number of children growing up in dual language environments is increasing in the
United States. Despite the apparent benefits of speaking two languages, children learning …

This issue was designed to include a wide range of research on children's second language
learning. Here we provide a short overview of each of the articles contained in this issue …

As with all young children, those who are acquiring English as their second language need
to develop certain language, cognitive, socioemotional, motor, and general knowledge skills …

Strong language skills are critical for developing literacy, social skills, mathematics, and
executive function skills. However, homes and classrooms often do not provide the key …

Page 1 OXFORD APPLIED LINGUISTICS Second Language Learning in the Early School
Years: Trends and Contexts Victoria A. Murphy OXFORD Page 2 Second Language Learning in …

There are three obvious differences between first and second language learners. First,
infants who are learning language are also engaged in learning about how the world works …

The number of dual-language learners (DLLs) from low-income backgrounds who attend
early education programs in the US is rapidly increasing, leading to a need for research that …

On average, children from low socioeconomic status (SES) homes and children from homes
in which a language other than English is spoken have language development trajectories …

Popular beliefs hold that migrant children in a host society learn a second language (L2)
quickly, effortlessly and with uniform outcomes, in contrast to migrant adults. This paper …

This book illustrates how children learn foreign languages and when they can do so with the
best results. The most recent studies in linguistics, neurology, education, and psychology …