We examined differences in attentional control among school-age children who were
monolingual English speakers, early Spanish-English bilinguals (who began speaking both
languages by age 3), and later Spanish-English bilingual children (who began speaking
English after age 3). Children's attentional control was tested using the Attention Network
Test (ANT). All language groups performed equally on ANT networks; however, when
controlling for age and verbal ability, groups differed significantly on reaction time. Early�…