Which statement is TRUE for bilingual children versus monolingual children?
A)Bilingual children have a smaller vocabulary in each language than do their monolingual peers.
B)Bilingual children have a larger vocabulary in each language than do their monolingual peers.
C)Monolingual children are better at mathematics than are bilingual children.
D)There are no differences in the academic abilities of bilingual and monolingual children.

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Bilingual children often have a smaller vocabulary in each of their languages compared to monolingual children in their respective languages. This is because their language exposure is divided between two languages, but when both languages are considered together, their total vocabulary size is comparable to or larger than that of monolinguals.

Which Statement Is TRUE for Bilingual Children Versus Monolingual Children