Which of the Following Is True About Bilingual Development

question 90

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about bilingual development?

• A)As with first-language development,a sensitive period for second-language development exists.
• B)Unlike first-language development,there is no sensitive period for second-language development.
• C)Bilingual children do poorly on tests of selective attention and tend to have lower academic achievement than monolingual agemates.
• D)Bilingual children cannot transfer their phonological awareness skills in one language to the other.

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