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Multilingualism, Literacy and Dyslexia »
Authors: Lindsay Peer, Gavin Reid
ISBN-13: 9781853466960, ISBN-10: 1853466964
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: January 2000
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Lindsay Peer
Book Synopsis
This book grew out of a conference organized by the British Dyslexia Association in 1999, focusing on multilingualism and dyslexia. Fifty international specialists contribute to this collection of 30 essays, suitable for anyone involved in literacy development, language learning and teaching. Topics include assessment of language difficulties in multilingual learners; teaching approaches and strategies; a global overview of policy and interventions; dyslexia in adults and university students; and difficulties in additional language learning faced by people with dyslexia.
Annotation © Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Table of Contents
| Foreword | ||
| Introduction | ||
| The Editors | ||
| Notes on the Contributors | ||
| 1 | Multilingualism, Literacy and Dyslexia: A Challenge for Educators | 1 |
| 2 | Dyslexia Diagnosis in Different Languages | 12 |
| 3 | Assessing Varieties of Literacy and English | 22 |
| 4 | Bilingualism and Literacy Assessment | 30 |
| 5 | Bilingual Children's Profiles on Dyslexia Screening Measures | 36 |
| 6 | Literacy Development in Emergent Bilingual Children | 45 |
| 7 | Dyslexia and Bilingualism - Implications for Assessment, Teaching and Learning | 52 |
| 8 | The Effects of Literacy Hour and Phonics Teaching on Poor Readers' Phonological and Literacy Skills: Case Studies of Children with English as an Additional Language | 61 |
| 9 | Text Genre, Miscue Analysis, Bilingualism and Dyslexia: Teaching Strategies with Junior School Pupils | 70 |
| 10 | Shared Writing in the Support of Dyslexic Children from Different Cultural Backgrounds | 80 |
| 11 | Children's Spelling Errors in Welsh and English Writing | 85 |
| 12 | Multilingualism and Literacy in Sweden - Multiple Sources of Reading Difficulty | 94 |
| 13 | Using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to Support Bilingual Dyslexic Learners | 102 |
| 14 | The Literacy Acquisition of Black and Asian 'English-as-Additional Language' (EAL) Learners: Anti-Racist Assessment and Intervention Challenges | 111 |
| 15 | Maori Culture and Literacy Learning: Bicultural Approaches | 120 |
| 16 | Bilingualism or Dyslexia - Language Difference or Language Disorder? | 129 |
| 17 | Special Education or Second Language Training: What do Bilingual Children Need? | 138 |
| 18 | Rethinking Teacher Training Programmes for Linguistically Diverse Students with Dyslexia | 144 |
| 19 | Diagnosing Multilingual Adults | 153 |
| 20 | Dyslexia Support in a Multilingual University Environment | 163 |
| 21 | Difficulties of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) for Students with Language-Learning Disabilities (Dyslexia) | 182 |
| 22 | Identifying and Helping Learning-Disabled English as a Second Language (ESL) Students in a College Intensive English Programme | 192 |
| 23 | The Neuropsychology of Modern Foreign Language Learning | 203 |
| 24 | Teaching Modern Foreign Language to Dyslexic Learners: A Scottish Perspective | 211 |
| 25 | The Language Puzzle: Connecting the Study of Linguistics with a Multisensory Language Instructional Programme in Foreign Language Learning | 218 |
| 26 | Dyslexia and Modern Foreign Language Learning - Strategies for Success | 229 |
| 27 | Structured Multisensory Teaching for Second Language Learning in Israel | 235 |
| 28 | Application of the GAME Approach to Dyslexic Learners in Israel | 243 |
| 29 | Dyslexia - Does it Mean Anything to a Foreign Language Teacher? | 248 |
| 30 | Using the Internet as a Multimedia Method of Teaching a Modern Foreign Language to People with Dyslexia | 257 |
| References | 264 | |
| Index | 288 |
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Literacy Literacy -> Congresses
Education & Teaching Special Education Education - Learning Disabilities
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