APS

2025 APS Annual Convention

Two Tongues, One Reader: The Bilingual Nature of Reading in English

Sunday, May 25, 2025 · Washington, DC

Oral · Cognitive

English reading is notoriously difficult.  In this study, we explore how origin of words in early childhood and adolescence differ.  Results from phonological networks reveal a clear Germanic-Latin origin segregation that varies across ages. Results support a bidialectal model of reading in English that impacts readers from diverse language backgrounds.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Arturo HernandezSpeaker
    University of Houston
  • My NguyenDiscussant
    University of Houston
  • Yinan XuDiscussant
    University of Houston
  • Kevin BrownDiscussant
    Oregon State University