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Assessing bilingual children in context : an integrated approach /

"The volume consists of 10 chapters. Chapter 1 frames the rest of the book by providing an overview of the complex issues that influence the needs of bilingual children, particularly in a country such as the United States. Chapters 2 through 4 discuss cross-language transfer₇that is, how the st...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Clinton, Amanda B. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2014.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:School psychology book series.
Subjects:
Bilingualism in children.
Children > Language > Evaluation.
Children > Language > Psychological aspects.
Language acquisition > Psychological aspects.
Cognitive grammar.
Psycholinguistics.
Multilingualism.
Psychology, Child.
Language > psychology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Challenges and complexities in the assessment of the bilingual student
  • Cross-language transfer in bilingual students
  • Neuropsychological considerations in bilingual assessment: The underlying basis of language disability
  • Implications of semilingualism for assessment of the bilingual child
  • Integrated intellectual assessment of the bilingual student
  • Response to intervention and bilingual learners: Promises and potential problems
  • Integrated social-emotional assessment of the bilingual child
  • Acculturation and sociocognitive factors
  • Assessing bilingual students' writing
  • Implications of bilingualism for reading assessment
  • An integrated approach to the assessment of the refugee student.