Nicole Is Being Raised in a Home Where Both English

Multiple Choice

Nicole is being raised in a home where both English and Spanish are spoken. She is likely to

A) learn language at the same rate as a child who is learning only one language.
B) learn language more slowly at first because she will mix words from the two languages, but will be as proficient or better in language skill than monolingual children later in childhood.
C) learn language more quickly at first because she is exposed to more words but have less proficient language skills than monolingual children later in childhood.
D) be delayed in her language growth throughout infancy and childhood.