The cognitive development of young dual language learners: A critical review

R Barac, E Bialystok, DC Castro, M Sanchez - Early childhood research …, 2014 - Elsevier
Dual language exposure and bilingualism are relatively common experiences for children.
The present review set out to synthesize the existing research on cognitive development in …

[HTML][HTML] Scoping review of toolkits as a knowledge translation strategy in health

R Barac, S Stein, B Bruce, M Barwick - BMC medical informatics and …, 2014 - Springer
Background Significant resources are invested in the production of research knowledge with
the ultimate objective of integrating research evidence into practice. Toolkits are becoming …

Short-term music training enhances verbal intelligence and executive function

S Moreno, E Bialystok, R Barac… - Psychological …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Researchers have designed training methods that can be used to improve mental health
and to test the efficacy of education programs. However, few studies have demonstrated …

Bilingual effects on cognitive and linguistic development: Role of language, cultural background, and education

R Barac, E Bialystok - Child development, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A total of 104 six‐year‐old children belonging to 4 groups (English monolinguals, Chinese‐
English bilinguals, French‐English bilinguals, Spanish‐English bilinguals) were compared …

Emerging bilingualism: Dissociating advantages for metalinguistic awareness and executive control

E Bialystok, R Barac - Cognition, 2012 - Elsevier
The present studies revealed different factors associated with the reported advantages
found in fully bilingual children for metalinguistic awareness and executive control …

Word mapping and executive functioning in young monolingual and bilingual children

E Bialystok, R Barac, A Blaye… - Journal of cognition and …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The effect of bilingualism on the cognitive skills of young children was investigated by
comparing performance of 162 children who belonged to one of two age groups …

Cognitive development of bilingual children

R Barac, E Bialystok - Language Teaching, 2011 - cambridge.org
There has always been a common-sense view that the number of languages that children
learn, whether through natural exposure or educational intervention, has consequences for …

Behavioral and electrophysiological differences in executive control between monolingual and bilingual children

R Barac, S Moreno, E Bialystok - Child development, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined executive control in sixty‐two 5‐year‐old children who were
monolingual or bilingual using behavioral and event‐related potentials (ERPs) measures …

Cognitive effects

E Bialystok, R Barac - The psycholinguistics of bilingualism, 2013 - books.google.com
Questions about the effect of bilingualism on cognitive functioning have been asked for
almost a century, conveying a long-standing implicit assumption that bilingualism has …

Advancing implementation frameworks with a mixed methods case study in child behavioral health

M Barwick, R Barac, M Kimber, L Akrong… - Translational …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Despite a growing policy push for the provision of services based on evidence, evidence-
based treatments for children and youth with mental health challenges have poor uptake …