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.

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Children who are exposed to two languages from birth sometimes mix words from both languages in the same sentence or conversation as they are still developing their language control. This can slow down the early stages of language development, but research has shown that later in childhood, bilingual children catch up and even outperform monolingual children in their language skills. Therefore, Nicole may learn language more slowly at first but be as proficient or better in language skill than monolingual children later in childhood.

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