BALANCED BILINGUALISM AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING IN CHILDREN
Keywords:
Bilingualism, cognitive control, attention, executive functioning, early childhoodAbstract
This extant research suggests bilingualism is associated with enhanced cognitive effects, most evident in attention andexecutive functioning (EF). The current study examined the contributions of balance in the bilingualism (Spanish–English) ofchildren to performance-based measures and caregiver ratings of EF. Participants included 30 bilingual children. Balance inchildren’s bilingualism was correlated with caregiver ratings of task initiation.
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