Bilingual Language Development & Disorders In Spanish-english Speakers (3)

By: Barbara Zurer Pearson and Nan Bernstein Ratner and Janet L. Patterson and Li Sheng and Raúl Rojas and Brian A. Goldstein and Carol Scheffner Hammer and Barbara Rodríguez and Megha Sundara and Adriana Soto-Corominas and Ellen Stubbe Kester and Solaman J. Cooperson and Raquel T. Anderson and Aquiles Iglesias and M. Adelaida Restrepo and Kai Greene and Christine E. Fiestas and Megan Dunn Davison and María R. Brea and Christina Gildersleeve-Neumann and Lucía I. Méndez and Sonja Pruitt-Lord and Elizabeth D. Peña and Lisa Bedore and Lisa Lopez and Kelly Escobar and Julie C. Smith

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Synopsis: Dual language learners are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. student population, and the majority speak Spanish as a first language. This graduate-level textbook—now in its third edition—gives future speech-language pathologists the comprehensive knowledge they need to work effectively with Spanish–English bilingual children and support their language development. Aligned with current best practices and updated with the latest research and new chapters on critical topics, this book prepares SLPs for practice with cutting-edge information on language development and disorders of Spanish–English bilingual children. More than 25 leading researchers compile the high-level knowledge SLPs need to understand the complexity of language development in bilingual children, distinguish language differences from disorders accurately, and conduct effective assessment and intervention. An essential graduate text that will also be a trusted reference for practicing professionals, this third edition gives current and future SLPs a broad, deep, and nuanced understanding of communication development and disorders in Spanish–English bilingual children.