This book investigates the ways and the degree in which bilingualism affects language, cognitive and narrative abilities in bilingual children. The results of the research reveal the significance of biliteracy in the above areas. The book also provides research observations and classroom implications of the finds or the research.
Maria Andreou is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cologne, participating in the SFB Project 1252 "Prominence in Language". Her scientific interests include bilingualism and multilingualism, literacy, language and cognitive abilities in typical development and in (developmental and acquired) language disorders and narrative development.