Cognitive profiles in bilingual children born to immigrant parents and Italian monolingual native children with specific learning disorders

Anna Riva, Renata Nacinovich, Nadia Bertuletti, Valentina Montrasi, Sara Marchetti, Francesca Neri, Monica Bomba Child and Adolescent Mental Health Department, University of Milan Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the Wechsler Intelli...

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Autores principales:	Riva A, Nacinovich R, Bertuletti N, Montrasi V, Marchetti S, Neri F, Bomba M
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2016
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4215251780324e7d81aca87cee905fb02021-12-02T00:52:41ZCognitive profiles in bilingual children born to immigrant parents and Italian monolingual native children with specific learning disorders1178-2021https://doaj.org/article/4215251780324e7d81aca87cee905fb02016-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/cognitive-profiles-in-bilingual-children-born-to-immigrant-parents-and-peer-reviewed-article-NDThttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Anna Riva, Renata Nacinovich, Nadia Bertuletti, Valentina Montrasi, Sara Marchetti, Francesca Neri, Monica Bomba Child and Adolescent Mental Health Department, University of Milan Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children® – fourth edition IV (WISC IV) intellectual profile of two groups of children with specific learning disorder, a group of bilingual children and a group of monolingual Italian children, in order to identify possible significant differences between them. Patients and methods: A group of 48 bilingual children and a group of 48 Italian monolingual children were included in this study. A preliminary comparison showed the homogeneity of the two groups regarding learning disorder typology and sociodemographic characteristics (age at WISC IV assessment, sex and years of education in Italy) with the exception of socioeconomic status. Socioeconomic status was then used as a covariate in the analysis. Results: Even if the two groups were comparable in specific learning disorder severity and, in particular, in the text comprehension performance, our findings showed that the WISC IV performances of the bilingual group were significantly worse than the Italian group in Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (P=0.03), in General Ability Index (P=0.03), in Working Memory Index (P=0.009) and in some subtests and clusters requiring advanced linguistic abilities. Conclusion: These results support the hypothesis of a weakness in metalinguistic abilities in bilingual children with specific learning disorders than monolinguals. If confirmed, this result must be considered in the rehabilitation treatment. Keywords: children, bilingualism, WISC IV, SLDRiva ANacinovich RBertuletti NMontrasi VMarchetti SNeri FBomba MDove Medical PressarticleunderagesimmigrantsWISC-IVSLDNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol Volume 13, Pp 109-116 (2016)
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spellingShingle	underages immigrants WISC-IV SLD Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429 Riva A Nacinovich R Bertuletti N Montrasi V Marchetti S Neri F Bomba M Cognitive profiles in bilingual children born to immigrant parents and Italian monolingual native children with specific learning disorders
description	Anna Riva, Renata Nacinovich, Nadia Bertuletti, Valentina Montrasi, Sara Marchetti, Francesca Neri, Monica Bomba Child and Adolescent Mental Health Department, University of Milan Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children® – fourth edition IV (WISC IV) intellectual profile of two groups of children with specific learning disorder, a group of bilingual children and a group of monolingual Italian children, in order to identify possible significant differences between them. Patients and methods: A group of 48 bilingual children and a group of 48 Italian monolingual children were included in this study. A preliminary comparison showed the homogeneity of the two groups regarding learning disorder typology and sociodemographic characteristics (age at WISC IV assessment, sex and years of education in Italy) with the exception of socioeconomic status. Socioeconomic status was then used as a covariate in the analysis. Results: Even if the two groups were comparable in specific learning disorder severity and, in particular, in the text comprehension performance, our findings showed that the WISC IV performances of the bilingual group were significantly worse than the Italian group in Full Scale Intelligence Quotient (P=0.03), in General Ability Index (P=0.03), in Working Memory Index (P=0.009) and in some subtests and clusters requiring advanced linguistic abilities. Conclusion: These results support the hypothesis of a weakness in metalinguistic abilities in bilingual children with specific learning disorders than monolinguals. If confirmed, this result must be considered in the rehabilitation treatment. Keywords: children, bilingualism, WISC IV, SLD
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author	Riva A Nacinovich R Bertuletti N Montrasi V Marchetti S Neri F Bomba M
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title	Cognitive profiles in bilingual children born to immigrant parents and Italian monolingual native children with specific learning disorders
title_short	Cognitive profiles in bilingual children born to immigrant parents and Italian monolingual native children with specific learning disorders
title_full	Cognitive profiles in bilingual children born to immigrant parents and Italian monolingual native children with specific learning disorders
title_fullStr	Cognitive profiles in bilingual children born to immigrant parents and Italian monolingual native children with specific learning disorders
title_full_unstemmed	Cognitive profiles in bilingual children born to immigrant parents and Italian monolingual native children with specific learning disorders
title_sort	cognitive profiles in bilingual children born to immigrant parents and italian monolingual native children with specific learning disorders
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2016
url	https://doaj.org/article/4215251780324e7d81aca87cee905fb0
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Cognitive profiles in bilingual children born to immigrant parents and Italian monolingual native children with specific learning disorders

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