How pandemic disruptions shaped bilingual preschool vocabulary, English exposure, home reading, and practical language support for families.

Child Self-Report can add useful context to bilingual assessment when paired with parent input and direct language measures.

Passive screen exposure can affect bilingual growth differently by content, supervision, and interaction. Learn evidence-based family steps.

English-only Head Start proposals could affect classroom language, family communication, and bilingual preschool growth. See what evidence supports.

Reduced English Exposure can shape bilingual vocabulary in early childhood. Learn what research suggests and how families can respond.

Story time can introduce a preschooler to words that rarely appear in everyday conversation, but hearing an unfamiliar word once does not guarantee that its meaning will stick. New 2026 evidence suggests that gestures during story time may give children another route into meaning: when a storyteller’s hands visibly represent an action, object, size, or…

Latinx Infant Language develops through speech, shared music, and screen-sound patterns. Research helps families adjust home listening routines.

A toddler says, “Quiero my cup,” or answers an English question with a Spanish word, and a parent may wonder whether two languages are getting tangled together. But code switching in bilingual toddlers is not automatically a sign of confusion; it is a common way bilingual speakers use the language resources available to them. That…

English-only Head Start could affect bilingual preschoolers, home-language support, classroom materials, and family-school planning.

How linguistic exposure supports bilingual children’s vocabulary, meaning links, and reading foundations through daily language use.

Simultaneous bilingual vocabulary can grow unevenly across languages. Learn what research suggests and how families can read early progress.

Immersive Bilingual Experiences can affect how children process speech and language; learn what research supports and what remains uncertain.