Language and literacy development in bilingual settings [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Aydin Yücesan Durgunoglu, and Claude Goldenberg

• Pubblicazione: The New York, : Guilford Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (384 p.)
• Disciplina: 370.117/5
• Soggetto topico: English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers; Education, Bilingual - United States; Language arts; Bilingualism in children
• Altri autori: DurgunoğluAydin Yücesan GoldenbergClaude <1954->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter; Contents; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Grounded in state-of-the-art research, this book explores how English language learners develop both the oral language and literacy skills necessary for school success. Chapters examine the cognitive bases of English acquisition, and how the process is different for children from alphabetic (such as Spanish) and nonalphabetic (such as Chinese) language backgrounds. The book addresses a key challenge facing educators and clinicians: identifying students whose poor English skills may indicate an underlying impairment, as opposed to still-developing language proficiency. Implications for
• Titolo autorizzato: Language and literacy development in bilingual settings
• ISBN: 1-282-88649-5; 9786612886492; 1-60623-956-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785385803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Challenges in language and literacy.