CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In general, results from immersion research have indicated that children can develop L2 proficiency without having L1 literacy and that literacy competence developed in L2 promotes rapid acquisition of L1 literacy, suggesting that both rest on a common underlying proficiency. linguistic transfer thus does occur.

Detailed explanation-2: -A wide variety of sources on a wide variety of topics suggest that L1 literacy promotes L2 reading development. Being fluent in more than one language contributes to academic success. In fact, supporting the home language builds an important foundation for learning English and for all later learning (Head Start, 2021).

Detailed explanation-3: -The developmental interdependence hypothesis (Cummins, 1978) suggests that a child’s second language competence is dependent in part on the level of the competence the child has already attained in the L1. He posits that the more developed the L1 the easier it will be to develop the second language.