Relations Among the Home Language and Literacy Environment and Children's Language Abilities: A Study of Head Start Dual Language Learners and Their Mothers.
Kandia LewisLia E SandilosCarol Scheffner HammerBrook E SawyerLucía I MéndezPublished in: Early education and development (2015)
The findings suggest that language and literacy experiences at home have a differential impact on DLLs' language abilities in their 2 languages. Specific components of the home environment that benefit and support DLL children's language abilities are discussed.