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Does Bilingualism Help Children Learn to Read?

Learning and using another language have been linked to all kinds of
benefits for children and adults. This is particularly true for young
children=92s expanding cognitive abilities.=20

According to Dr. Laura-Ann Petitto of Dartmouth College, children who
have been exposed early to a second language possess an overall
“cognitive edge.” Numerous studies have also linked language education
to higher scores on many standardized tests. But can knowing another
language also help children learn to read? A study from Canada=92s York
University suggests that bilingualism may in fact impact the development
of literacy in a number of significant ways.=20

Dr. Ellen Bialystok, one of the world=92s foremost experts on =
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among children, led a group of researchers from York University in
analyzing the effects of bilingualism on a group of over 100 children
learning to read. Summarizing the results, Dr. Bialystok commented, “Our
research has shown that reading progress amongst all bilingual children
is improved” over monolingual children. In a separate statement, she
said, “I think there=92s a lot of worry out there about other languages
conflicting with a child=92s ability to learn to read in English, but
that=92s absolutely not the case. Parents should not hesitate to share
their native tongue with their children=97it=92s a gift.”

More particularly, Dr. Bialystok and her team found the advantage in
literacy bilingual children possessed was due to two specific effects of
bilingualism, effects=97a greater “metalinguistic awareness” and an
ability to transfer reading skills and principles from one language to
another.=20

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