03441nam 22006854a 450 991078021660332120230617033736.01-282-32227-397866123222731-4106-0724-0(CKB)111087027887920(EBL)345101(OCoLC)476161097(SSID)ssj0000151947(PQKBManifestationID)11150607(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000151947(PQKBWorkID)10320182(PQKB)10773472(MiAaPQ)EBC345101(Au-PeEL)EBL345101(CaPaEBR)ebr10231538(CaONFJC)MIL595507(EXLCZ)9911108702788792020021213d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrExpanding definitions of giftedness[electronic resource] the case of young interpreters from immigrant communities /Guadalupe ValdésMahwah, N.J. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates20031 online resource (251 p.)The educational psychology seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8058-4051-6 0-8058-4050-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-218) and indexes.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 In Search of Giftedness: The Case of Latino Immigrant Children; Chapter 2 Bilinguals and Bilingualism; Chapter 3 A Performance Team: Young Interpreters and Their Parents; Chapter 4 The Study of Young Interpreters: Methods, Materials and Analytical Challenges; Chapter 5 The Performance of the Young Interpreters on the Scripted Task; Chapter 6 The Gifts and Talents of Young Interpreters: Implications for Researchers and PractitionersChapter 7 Developing the Talents of Latino Immigrant Children: Challenges, Questions, and OpportunitiesList of Tables and Figures; Notes; References; Author Index; Subject IndexThis book is about bilingual young people who have been selected by their families to carry out the hard work of interpreting and translating to mediate communication between themselves and the outside world--between minority and majority communities. It examines the experiences of these young interpreters and the skills they develop in order to fulfill this role. The authors' purpose in this volume is to contribute to extending current definitions of gifted and talented, by proposing and offering evidence that the young people who are selected to serve as family interpEducational psychology series.Bilingualism in childrenUnited StatesTranslating and interpretingUnited StatesGifted childrenUnited StatesHispanic AmericansLanguagesImmigrantsUnited StatesLanguageBilingualism in childrenTranslating and interpretingGifted childrenHispanic AmericansLanguages.ImmigrantsLanguage.420/.4261/0973Valdés Guadalupe877436MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780216603321Expanding definitions of giftedness3822035UNINA