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Week 3: The Dual Language Dilemma ECE 332: Child Development The Dual Language Dilemma Many children throughout the world grow up learning two languages making them bilingual. Our text tells us th... at €œAn estimated 20 percent of U.S. children€”10 million in all€”speak a language other than English at home.€ (Berk, 2013). Knowing this information, the question remains: Is it wise or unwise to promote bilingualism in the home? I believe that Oscar and Marilyn promoting bilingualism is incredibly wise. Research shows us that €œchildren who become fluent in two languages are advanced in cognitive development. Brain-imaging research reveals that individuals who acquire two languages earlier and to greater proficiency develop denser neuronal connections in language areas of the left hemisphere. Bilingual children outperform others on tests of selective attention, inhibition of irreleva. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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