Multilingual Text Comprehension

Focusing on listening comprehension, this book broadens the scope of research on children's text processing, which has primarily centered on reading. It presents a developmental perspective that includes preschool years and emphasizes the cognitive processes essential for comprehension, such as memory, inference, and gist building. The author explores the effects of multilingual proficiency on comprehension, integrating existing research with original findings. The aim is to provide a comprehensive overview that aids researchers, students, and practitioners in enhancing multilingual text comprehension.