Somos tres estudiantes de Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Health Professions (MGHIHP) han creado este sitio, El desarrollo del lenguaje para proporcionar recursos a los padres en la comunidad de habla hispana sobre el desarrollo del lenguaje para los niños bilingües. Hemos tratado incluir las explicaciones mejores, ejemplos y enlaces para desarrollar el lenguaje fuerza y el vocabulario para su hijo. Aunque
su niño reciba toda su enseñanza en inglés, no tiene porque sentirse
apresurado/apresurada a cambiar al inglés en su casa. Hay muchos
beneficios que vienen con ser bilingüe, mas aparte, el desarrollo del lenguaje
español de su niño ayudará a mejorar sus habilidades del lenguaje ingles.
También ayudará a que se sientan más conectados a su cultura.
Se han hecho muchos estudios sobre los beneficios de ser bilingüe. En su libro, Language Development: An Introduction, Owens descubrió que bilingües en comparación con monolingües, son mejores en clasificar objetos, formar conceptos, memoria, consciencia metalingüística, sensibilidad social, tomar turnos, conceptos de ciencia, y entendimiento de direcciones complejas. Además, Ricciardelli, en su estudio de 1992, encontró que niños bilingües de 5 y 6 años de edad demostraron pensamiento divergente superior, imaginación, consciencia gramatical, organización perceptual, y éxito en lectura que los niños monolingües. La oportunidad de ser bilingüe es realmente una gran beneficio!
También hay estudios que buscan el efecto del primer lenguaje (llamado L1) en el segundo lenguaje (llamado L2) de un niño. Concluyen que los niños que tienen un fuerte y maduro L1 podrán tener un mejor L2. Sin una buena fundación en español, es más difícil alcanzar un nivel alto en ingles.
- Patricia Collins, Amanda Hitchins, y Mara Edelman
We are three graduate students from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Health Professions (MGHIHP) that have created El Desarrollo del Lenguaje in order to provide some resources to parents in the Spanish-speaking community about language development for their bilingual children. We have tried to include the best explanations, tips, examples, and links that we could to help encourage strong language and vocabulary skills for your child. Even if your child receives all of their schooling in English, feel no pressure to switch to speaking English at home! Not only are there many benefits to being bilingual, but rich input in Spanish will actually help improve their English skills as well and may help them feel more connected to their culture.
Many studies have been done on the benefits of bilingualism. In his textbook, Language Development: An Introduction, Owens found that bilinguals, compared with monolinguals, are better at classifying objects, forming concepts, memory, meta-linguistic awareness, social sensitivity, role taking, science concepts, and understanding complex directions. Ricciardelli, in his 1992 study, found that high functioning 5 and 6 year old bilingual children demonstrate higher divergent thinking, imagination, grammatical awareness, perceptual organization, and reading achievement than monolinguals. The chance to be bilingual really is a great opportunity!
There have also been studies looking at the effect of a child’s first language (L1) on their second language (L2). Children who have a strong, mature L1 (for example, good speakers of Spanish) are able to have a better L2 (speak stronger English). Without a good base in Spanish, it is harder to achieve a high level of English! Please check out our website and we hope it is helpful to you and your child.
- Patricia Collins, Amanda Hitchins, and Mara Edelman
Haynes, Charles. "Second Language Learning and Linguistic Diversity." Speech and Language Acquisition Course. MGH Institute of Health Profession, Boston. Lecture.
Owens, Robert E. Language Development: an Introduction. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2008.
Ricciardelli, L.A. (1992). Bilingualism and cognitive development in relation to threshold theory. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 21(4), 301-316.
Se han hecho muchos estudios sobre los beneficios de ser bilingüe. En su libro, Language Development: An Introduction, Owens descubrió que bilingües en comparación con monolingües, son mejores en clasificar objetos, formar conceptos, memoria, consciencia metalingüística, sensibilidad social, tomar turnos, conceptos de ciencia, y entendimiento de direcciones complejas. Además, Ricciardelli, en su estudio de 1992, encontró que niños bilingües de 5 y 6 años de edad demostraron pensamiento divergente superior, imaginación, consciencia gramatical, organización perceptual, y éxito en lectura que los niños monolingües. La oportunidad de ser bilingüe es realmente una gran beneficio!
También hay estudios que buscan el efecto del primer lenguaje (llamado L1) en el segundo lenguaje (llamado L2) de un niño. Concluyen que los niños que tienen un fuerte y maduro L1 podrán tener un mejor L2. Sin una buena fundación en español, es más difícil alcanzar un nivel alto en ingles.
- Patricia Collins, Amanda Hitchins, y Mara Edelman
We are three graduate students from the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Health Professions (MGHIHP) that have created El Desarrollo del Lenguaje in order to provide some resources to parents in the Spanish-speaking community about language development for their bilingual children. We have tried to include the best explanations, tips, examples, and links that we could to help encourage strong language and vocabulary skills for your child. Even if your child receives all of their schooling in English, feel no pressure to switch to speaking English at home! Not only are there many benefits to being bilingual, but rich input in Spanish will actually help improve their English skills as well and may help them feel more connected to their culture.
Many studies have been done on the benefits of bilingualism. In his textbook, Language Development: An Introduction, Owens found that bilinguals, compared with monolinguals, are better at classifying objects, forming concepts, memory, meta-linguistic awareness, social sensitivity, role taking, science concepts, and understanding complex directions. Ricciardelli, in his 1992 study, found that high functioning 5 and 6 year old bilingual children demonstrate higher divergent thinking, imagination, grammatical awareness, perceptual organization, and reading achievement than monolinguals. The chance to be bilingual really is a great opportunity!
There have also been studies looking at the effect of a child’s first language (L1) on their second language (L2). Children who have a strong, mature L1 (for example, good speakers of Spanish) are able to have a better L2 (speak stronger English). Without a good base in Spanish, it is harder to achieve a high level of English! Please check out our website and we hope it is helpful to you and your child.
- Patricia Collins, Amanda Hitchins, and Mara Edelman
Haynes, Charles. "Second Language Learning and Linguistic Diversity." Speech and Language Acquisition Course. MGH Institute of Health Profession, Boston. Lecture.
Owens, Robert E. Language Development: an Introduction. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2008.
Ricciardelli, L.A. (1992). Bilingualism and cognitive development in relation to threshold theory. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 21(4), 301-316.
