Canadian Press, et al. - Study finds small language gaps in children adopted from abroad
A new study suggests babies adopted from abroad may not be able to master language to the same level as Canadian-born babies. The study followed adopted Chinese-born babies and found that when they are compared against Canadian-born peers from similar households, the adopted children fared worse in language development.
In different tests, between one-third and half of the adopted children had slightly more trouble expressing themselves, and about one-quarter had a bit more trouble understanding language than their Canadian-born peers.
"They are not huge differences, but they are statistically reliable differences," said Fred Genesee, the study's director. The psychology professor at º«¹úÂãÎè conducted the study along with his doctoral student Karine Gauthier and their findings appear in this month's issue of the journal Child Development.
