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Children score higher when tested in mother tongue
By Catherine Gaunt,
Nursery World,
18 January 2007
Children who do not have English as a first language score significantly higher when they are assessed in their mother tongue, new research has found. In a study in schools in Hackney, London, 22 native Turkish-speaking four- and five-year-olds were assessed for emotion-recognition and empathy by playing the Happy Cats computer game, developed by Screen Learningto support teachers with Foundation Stage Profile assessments.
Children who do not have English as a first language score significantly higher when they are assessed in their mother tongue, new research has found. In a study in schools in Hackney, London, 22 native Turkish-speaking four-...
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