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Current Scouting Reports

October 6, 2026
Multilingual Infants and Memory Flexibility

Multilingual Infants may show early memory flexibility tied to language exposure, with practical lessons for bilingual development.

October 5, 2026
English-only Head Start and Bilingual Learners

English-only Head Start could affect bilingual preschoolers’ classroom language, home-language support, and family communication.

October 1, 2026
English-only Head Start and Bilingual Risk

English-only Head Start could affect DLL preschoolers’ classroom access, home language growth, staffing, and family-school trust.

September 29, 2026
Cross-Linguistic Literacy For Young Readers

Cross-Linguistic Literacy helps families and teachers connect bilingual reading skills while respecting limits in the research.

September 26, 2026
Bilingual Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood

Bilingual socioemotional development depends on language exposure, vocabulary, relationships, and context in early childhood.

September 23, 2026
Simultaneous Bilingual Development After Delays

How simultaneous bilingual development can support children after expressive delays, with evidence-based family strategies and limits.

September 22, 2026
Bilingual Preterm Toddlers and Language Outcomes

What recent evidence says about bilingual preterm toddlers, assessment limits, and practical ways families can support two languages.

September 21, 2026
Dual Language Interventions: New Review Insights

Dual language interventions can support bilingual learners when home language, transfer, and caregiver input are planned with care.

September 19, 2026
One-Way Dual Language Vs Transitional Programs

Compare One-Way Dual Language and transitional bilingual programs using current evidence, limits, and practical questions for families.

September 17, 2026
Parent Engagement in NYC Bilingual Classrooms

Parent engagement in NYC bilingual classrooms depends on clear language access, realistic home routines, and shared school-family support.

September 15, 2026
Family Engagement Practices for Bilingual Pre-K

See how family engagement practices support bilingual preschoolers through home language, shared reading, and Head Start research.

September 11, 2026
Same Home, Different Languages: Why Bilingual Siblings Do Not Always Develop Alike

Two children can grow up under the same roof, hear the same parents, and still choose different languages when they talk. Bilingual siblings language use is shaped by much more than the language rules a family sets: age, school, friends, birth order, confidence, routines, and each child’s history with both languages can all push preferences…