Multilingualism literacy and dyslexia breaking down barriers for educators 2nd Edition by Lindsay Peer, Gavin Reid 1315708477 9781315708478

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ISBN 10: 1315708477 

ISBN 13: 9781315708478

Author: Lindsay Peer, Gavin Reid

This fully revised new edition provides advice on the identification, assessment and support of bilingual learners and assists practitioners in identifying the difference between literacy difficulties due to bilingualism or multilingualism and dyslexia. An essential text for staff development, it includes innovative approaches in technology and teaching programmes beneficial to multilingual learners and advice on learning additional languages. With contributions from experts from across the globe, this book will provide guidance on key themes, including: the assessment of multilingual learners the impact of dyslexia on bilingualism the literacy challenges facing learners from Indigenous cultures the role of the SENCO in identifying children with English as an additional language and Dyslexia the emotional needs of learners with bi/multilingualism and Dyslexia This book will provide guidance to anyone involved in literacy development and language learning. With the increase in international schools around the globe and the ever growing desire for parents to ensure that their children become proficient in English, this book will appeal to teachers, teaching assistants, specialists, and all other practitioners who work with bi/multilingual children.

Table of contents:

PART I Multilingualism, literacy and dyslexia: The context

1 Introduction

2 Dyslexia and learning: Theory into practice

3 Dyslexia, bi/multilingualism and otitis media (glue ear): A sticky educational problem!

4 Multilingualism and dyslexia: A critical perspective

5 Principles and guidelines in test construction for multilingual children

6 Dyslexia and specific learning difficulties: Assessment and intervention in a multilingual setting

7 Language, literacy, identity and culture: Challenges and responses for Indigenous Māori learners

PART II Planning and implementing intervention and addressing key issues

8 Language-based literacy interventions: Innovative practice in South Africa

9 Foreign language teacher training on dyslexia: DysTEFL resources

10 English as an Additional Language (EAL), special educational needs and dyslexia: The role of the 21st century SENCo

11 Lessons from the Dyslexia and Multilingualism Project

12 Bilingualism and dyslexia: The case of children learning English as an additional language

13 Theory and practice in the support of young people and adults with English as an additional language and dyslexia, in further and higher education

14 Two bilingual case studies from a specialist dyslexia practitioner’s perspective: Working in Germany

15 Contradictions/dilemmas around differentiation of homework for students with dyslexia studying English as a foreign language

16 Approaching dyslexia and multiple languages

17 Reading skills in children provided simultaneous instruction in two distinct writing systems: Insights from behaviour and neuroimaging

18 The emotional and mental health challenges of acculturation, multilingual stress and migration

19 Policy considerations in addressing the needs of L2 learners who may have dyslexia

20 Neighbor languages in Scandinavia in a multilingual world

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