Cynthia Core|Erika Hoff|Rosario Rumiche|Melissa Señor
Total and Conceptual Vocabulary in Spanish–English Bilinguals From 22 to 30 Months: Implications for Assessment
George Washington University|Google (United States)|Florida Atlantic University|Google (United States)|Florida Atlantic University|Google (United States)|Florida Atlantic University|Google (United States)
purpose vocabulary assessment holds promise way identify young bilingual children risk language delay study compares 2 measures vocabulary group young spanishenglish bilingual children singlelanguage measure used monolingual children method total vocabulary conceptual vocabulary used measure mean vocabulary size growth 47 spanishenglish bilingually developing children 22 30 months age based results macarthurbates communicative development inventory cdi fenson et al 1993 inventario del desarrollo de habilidades comunicativas jacksonmaldonado et al 2003 bilingual childrens scores total vocabulary conceptual vocabulary compared cdi scores control group 56 monolingual children results total vocabulary measure resulted mean vocabulary scores average rate growth similar monolingual growth whereas conceptual vocabulary scores significantly smaller grew slower rate total vocabulary scores total vocabulary identified proportion bilingual children 25th percentile monolingual norms cdi monolingual children conclusion results support use total vocabulary means assessing early language development young bilingual spanishenglish speaking children