Overview

This volume deals with the practical issues involved in working with language handicapped children from bilingual communities. Written by practising teachers and speech therapists, the book reflects the experiences and the realities of working with such children within a sound theoretical framework. Attention is give to the issues facing all practitioners involved with this client population and includes such topics as assessment, language choice in therapy, the need for developmental language information, therapy initiatives and bilingual staffing. New research in Panjabi and Bengali mother-tongue and second language English is presented and detailed suggestions are given about setting up similar research studies which will be useful for practitioners and managers.

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Author:   Deirdre M. Duncan
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1989 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9780412339400

ISBN 10:   0412339404
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   01 January 1989
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I: Theory and research. Theory and practice - Deirdre M Duncan; Issues in bilingualism research - Deirdre M Duncan; The challenge of working with minority languages - Deirdre M Duncan and Jane Stokes; First language Panjabi development - Nita Madhani; First Language Bengali development - Jane Stokes; Aspects of the development of second language English - Deirdre M Duncan; Part II: Management, assessment and therapy. Working with interpreters - Sarah Barnett; Linguistic assessment procedures for bilingual children - Jane Stokes and Deirdre M Duncan; Intervention with bilingual pre-school children - Farat Ara and Calla Thompson; The bilingual child with special educational needs - Angela Roberts; Mainstream bilingual schoolchildren: a model for remediation - Deidre M Duncan and Dorothy A Gibbs.

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