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Young dual language learners in the United States and by state

Description:

Dual Language Learners (DLLs) are young children who have at least one parent who speaks a language other than English at home, meaning that they have the potential to develop as multilingual and multiliterate individuals, given appropriate support. More than 11.2 million young children, or 33 percent of all U.S. children under the age of 9, are DLLs. This large and growing population brings valuable linguistic and cultural assets, yet is also disproportionately likely to face multiple risk factors that make these children important targets for early learning and other services. The map and ranked table below display states by the number of DLLs, the DLL share of all children, or the share of DLL children in low-income families in the 2015-2019 period for the following age groups: 0 to 8, 0 to 5, 0 to 2, 0 to 3, 0 to 4, 5 to 8, and 6 to 8. (author abstract)

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Country:
United States

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