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Eng, Nancy; Obler, Loraine K. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2002
This case study examines the reading disruptions in a bilingual/biscriptal (Cantonese/English) older adult reader following traumatic brain injury. Certain characteristics of the subject's reading problems were evident in both writing systems (e.g., sensitivity to word frequency and lack of sensitivity to visual complexity) suggesting principles…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cantonese, Case Studies, Dyslexia
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Foorman, Barbara R.; Nixon, Stephanie M. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2006
During the last 35 years, the right-to-education movement and the standards-based educational reform movement have merged to impact reading research and practice. In the process, equal access to education has become a reality for minority students and students with disabilities. The passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in 2001 and the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Access to Education, Early Intervention, Reading Research