The Contributions of Kindergarten Oral Language Skills to Reading Comprehension in Second Language German Bilinguals
Word decoding speed and kindergarten vocabulary emerged as the strongest predictors of later reading comprehension in bilingual children acquiring L2 German, with the impact of vocabulary being more pronounced among children with more developed word-decoding skills. This study highlights the importance of supporting early vocabulary and decoding skills in bilingual children to promote later reading comprehension.
Authors
- Natalia Vladimirovna Gagarina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5136-1071)
- Freideriki Tselekidou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3846-791X)
- Nathalie Topaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6303-3051)
- Laura Justice
Institutions
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics (DE)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_jslhr-24-00898
- Primary Topic
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung