Early Developmental Outcomes of Australian Children From Diverse Language Backgrounds at School Entry

This research snapshot reports on outcomes of bilingual students in Australia across major domains of early childhood functioning.

Summary

This research snapshot reports on outcomes of bilingual students in Australia across major domains of early childhood functioning (physical health and wellbeing, social competence, emotional maturity, and language and cognitive development).

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