- Abstract:
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We present the case study of MB – a bilingual child with Down syndrome (DS) who speaks Russian (first language, L1) and English (second language, L2) and has learned to read in two different alphabets with different symbol systems. We demonstrate that, in terms of oral language, MB is as proficient in Russian as English, with a mild advantage for reading in English, her language of formal instruction. MB’s L1 abilities were compared with those of 11 Russian-speaking typically-developing mon...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher's Version
- Publisher:
- Wiley Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Language Learning Journal website
- Volume:
- 66
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 945-971
- Publication date:
- 2016-11-21
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-01-12
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1467-9922
- ISSN:
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0023-8333
- URN:
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uuid:1e679103-0d5f-41f1-b69f-8874d0b1871a
- Source identifiers:
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600057
- Local pid:
- pubs:600057
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- Copyright holder:
- Burgoyne et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © 2016 The Authors Language Learning published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Language Learning Research Club, University of Michigan. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Bilingualism and biliteracy in Down syndrome: insights from a case study
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