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- Title
Using Parent Report to Measure Vocabulary in Young Bilingual Children: A Scoping Review.
- Authors
Weisleder, Adriana; Friend, Margaret; Mei Tsui, Angeline Sin; Marchman, Virginia A.
- Abstract
A large number of children are exposed to more than one language. One well-established method of assessing early vocabulary development in monolingual children is parent report; however, its use in bilingual/multilingual contexts is less established and brings unique challenges. In this methodological scoping review, we reviewed studies of early vocabulary development using parent report with bilingual/multilingual children (January 1980–March 2022). A total of 576 articles were screened, yielding 101 studies for analysis. The number of studies on bilingual/multilingual vocabulary has grown in the last two decades; yet representation of the world’s languages remains sparse. The majority of studies assessed bilingual/multilingual children’s vocabulary in each language and used instruments adapted for linguistic and cultural characteristics. However, the field could benefit from standardized reporting practices regarding definitions of bi/multilingualism, selection of reporters, and tool development and is in critical need of studies that develop, validate, and norm parent report instruments specifically for the bilingual/multilingual case.
- Subjects
LANGUAGE &; languages; BILINGUALISM in children; MONOLINGUALISM; VOCABULARY; LINGUISTICS
- Publication
Language Learning, 2024, Vol 74, Issue 2, p468
- ISSN
0023-8333
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/lang.12617