Dual Language Development and Disorders: A Handbook on Bilingualism and Second Language Learning
For professionals working with children who are bilingual or learning a second language during early childhood, it can be difficult to determine whether typical language development or a disorder is present. This comprehensive resource on bilingual and second language acquisition can help. Research-based and accessible, Dual Language Development and Disorders dispels many myths about dual language development and answers key questions that might arise as speech-language pathologists and...
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Bilingual or multilingual children challenge monolingual educators. If the community is largely monolingual, educators may assign normality only to monolingual children. In addition, they may erroneously assume that all or no bilingual children have language disorders. Authors Genesee (psychology, McGill U.), Paradis (linguistics, U. of Alberta) and Crago (communication sciences and disorders, McGill U.) examine how language, culture, and the language-cognition connection work together, and sort out the symptoms and clues that indicate a disability from typical behaviors of very young bilingual children. They include information on how children acquire first and second languages, the special considerations educators must make when schooling in a second language, and assessment and intervention for children with dual language disorders. They include fictional case studies and chapter references. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Foreword1Introduction32Language and culture273The language-cognition connection394Bilingual first language acquisition635Bilingual code-mixing916Second language acquisition in children1177Schooling in a second language1558Assessment and intervention for children with dual language disorders193
