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Good practices in bilingual children

Authors: Francesca Cucinotta, Roberta Maggio, Matilde Gagliano, Maria Venuti, Antonella Gagliano

Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics | Special Issue 1/2014

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Bilingualism is the regular use of more than one language in everyday life [1, 2]. In our country, 47.2% of students were born from non-Italian parents [3], and in Europe, bilingualism is even more prevalent: 56% of the population across all European Union countries is reported being functionally bilingual [4]. So it is critical to understand risks and protective factors specific to the development of bilingual children for clinical and educational reasons. …

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Title: Good practices in bilingual children
Authors: Francesca Cucinotta
Roberta Maggio
Matilde Gagliano
Maria Venuti
Antonella Gagliano
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1824-7288
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-40-S1-A80

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