Literacy, Education - Dyslexia, Education - Learning Disabled

Multilingualism, Literacy and Dyslexia

Name: Multilingualism, Literacy and Dyslexia
Author: Lindsay Peer
ISBN: 9781853466960

by Lindsay Peer, Gavin Reid

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Overview

This timely book provides: current and informative guidance for practitioners involved in areas of literacy, multilingualism and dyslexia, invaluable advice on assessment and support for bilingual learners and those needing to acquire a modern foreign language, an essential text for staff development in this area, reference to innovative approaches in technology and other teaching programs beneficial to multilingual learners, advice on learning additional languages.
With contributions from international practitioners and researchers, this book will provide guidance to anyone involved in literacy development, language learning and teaching

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.

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