A comparison of the performance of monolingual English and bilingual (English/Punjabi) children at 24 months of age on an expressive language assessment

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN27197768

Enrollment

Registered

2006-09-29

Start date

2006-02-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Patterns of language use among the bilingual children at 24 months of age Not Applicable

Interventions

A randomised controlled study design will be adopted to collect the data. The 'First Words and Sentences Test' consists of Checklist A and B and Test book A and B. The participants will be randomly al

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 35 subjects who are English/Punjabi bilinguals aged 24 months and living in two Sure Start areas (Sharrow & Tinsley) of Sheffield.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The total number of words (in both English & Punjabi) reported by the parents and produced spontaneously by the child will be noted.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026