Ellen is studying abroad in Italy. She has studied Italian, but does not speak it very well. She is however, able to understand most of what she hears. Ellen is more adept at ______________ language skills in Italian?

Noam Chomsky proposes that the human brain has an inborn component which allows children to develop and learn language without specific or direct teaching methods. He referred to this as...

Emily yelled very loudly to her mother in the grocery store, "I WANT A TWIX!" Her mother told her to use her small, indoor voice while at the store. This indicates that Emily does not yet understand...

Teddy got confused when his dad told him they were going to the bank. He thought they were going fishing, but they ended up at the bank downtown to cash a check. Teddy has not yet developed...

Reading is an important foundational skill. What activity would be most effective in helping a child's emergent literacy abilities?

Which of the following situations is an example of subtractive bilingualism?

Pawel speaks Polish with his parents and siblings at home, but he is starting school and needs to use English at school. Based on research about bilingualism, what should Pawel be encouraged to do about developing skills in both languages?

Paulina is a Russian immigrant. She talks to her friends in English, but she struggles to understand concepts in content areas when they are presented in English at school. This indicates that Paulina is proficient in...

When Ray orders a soft drink, he calls it "pop", Jason calls it "soda", and Lyla orders a "coke". This is an example of...