How Do Bilingual Children Compare to Socioeconomically Equivalent Monolingual Children

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Multiple Choice

How do bilingual children compare to socioeconomically equivalent monolingual children with respect to language proficiency and acquisition?

• A)Bilingual children fail to acquire normal levels of proficiency in either language.
• B)Bilingual children show significant language delays when compared to monolingual children of the same socioeconomic status.
• C)Bilingual children show no language delays, but do display lower levels of metalinguistic knowledge.
• D)Bilingual children acquire normal levels of language proficiency and show some cognitive advantages.

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