Researching Dyslexia in Multilingual Settings: Diverse Perspectives

Published by Multilingual Matters 2013

Researching Dyslexia in Multilingual Settings

Diverse Perspectives

Edited by: Deirdre Martin

In the series Communication Disorders Across Languages

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781783090662

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About this book

This volume draws together current research on dyslexia and literacy in multilingual settings across disciplines and methodologies. The contributors, all internationally recognised in the field, address developmental and acquired literacy difficulties and dyslexia in a range of language contexts including EAL/EFL.

Author / Editor information

Martin Deirdre :

Deirdre Martin is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, University of Birmingham, UK. Her research interests include speech, language and literacy disabilities in multilingual contexts, research methods and the relationship between research and professional practice. Her publications include Language Disabilities in Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (2009, Multilingual Matters).

Reviews

This volume constitutes a refreshing and valuable multidisciplinary contribution to the existing literature at the nexus of three intersecting fields: Literacy Studies, Multilingual Studies and the dichotomized field that focuses dyslexia. The contributions in the volume have relevance for both the fields themselves, but also for institutions like schools and work places.

Research into reading disability has tended to focus rather too heavily upon the English language. This book offers a valuable corrective that will be of significant interest to all those who seek to understand the problems of those who struggle to read.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Figures and tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vi
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	viii
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
Introduction Deirdre Martin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Assessment Approaches for Multilingual Learners With Dyslexia John Everatt, Gavin Reid and Gad Elbeheri Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
2. Individual Differences in Learning a Foreign (Second) Language: A Cognitive Approach Richard L. Sparks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
3. Cognitive Intervention to Enhance Foreign Language Reading Comprehension in Adolescents With Dyslexia Difficulties Carol Goldfus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
4. Assessing Research on Dyslexic Language Learners in Contexts With English as a Foreign Language Judit Kormos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
5. Acquired Dyslexia in Bilingual Speakers: Implications for Models of Oral Reading Brendan Stuart Weekes, I-Fan Su, Carol To and Anastasia Ulicheva Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
6. Implementation of National Policy on Dyslexia in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language Maria Rontou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
7. Multilingual Literacies in Mainstream Classroom Contexts Jean Conteh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
8. Becoming Biliterate Within the Crossroads of Home and School: Insights Gained From Taking Multiple Theoretical Stances Bobbie Kabuto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176

Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Pages
- Main content: 200
Keywords: literacy; dyslexia; multilingual; reading; reading disabilities

eBook

Published: October 4, 2013
ISBN: 9781783090662