Children Studying in a Wrong Language

Contents: Maie Soll: Why this study? A view from the Estonian ministry of education and research - Krista Uibu/Kristiina Tropp: Bilingual and monolingual students' linguistic competences and their development at Estonian primary school - Eve Kikas: Cognitive abilities and math achievement of students from Estonian-, Estonian-Russian-, and Russian-speaking families in Estonian-language classrooms - Kristina Seepter: Longitudinal explorative study of mono- and bilingual pupils' differences in math achievement: the role of Estonian and Russian instructional environment - Anu Palu/Reelika Suviste/Eve Kikas: Errors in solving arithmetic word problems. Differences between students from Estonian- and Russian-language schools - Piret Soodla: Teachers' judgments of monolingual and bilingual students' reading skills: child-, class-, and teacher-related factors - Kristina Seepter: Relations between mono- and bilingual pupils' math achievement and teachers' knowledge of special education needs - Aivar Ots/Margit Tago: Bilingual student well-being in submersion education: changes in self-esteem and school satisfaction during the fourth grade - Grete Arro: Development of self-reflection ability and its relations to scientific concept thinking in mono- and bilingual children: are bilinguals doing better? - Hanna Reek: Ethnic stereotyped attitudes in relation to social relationships in fourth grade students - Aaro Toomela: Children studying in a wrong language: looking for ways to improve.

Aaro Toomela is Professor of Cultural Psychology and Neuropsychology at Tallinn University (Estonia). His research interests cover the main fields of psychology as well as philosophy, history, and the methodology of psychology. He has authored numerous scientific papers, and is a member of the editorial boards of several journals (including Culture and Psychology and Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science).
Eve Kikas is Professor of School Psychology at Tallinn University (Estonia). She is very engaged in the development of school psychological services and research in Estonia. Her most recent studies have been related to teaching methods, parental beliefs and practices, and to children's motivational and social development. She is a member of the editorial board of the journal School Psychology Quarterly.