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Direct linkRoseberry-Mckibbin, Celeste – Topics in Language Disorders, 2021
There are increasing numbers of English learners (ELs) in American classrooms today. Some of them have developmental language disorder (DLD) and receive intervention in the school setting. It is ideal to provide intervention that supports bilingual development in both the first language (L1) and English. When providing therapy, speech-language…
Descriptors: Intervention, English Language Learners, Developmental Disabilities, Language Impairments
Henderson, Davis E. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2021
Standardized norm-referenced language assessments are used to identify developmental language disorder (DLD) in bicultural Navajo children. However, these assessments do not include normative data for Navajo children, the majority of whom are exposed to both Navajo and English, and consequently the assessments may not reflect their true language…
Descriptors: Navajo, Biculturalism, Language Skills, Norm Referenced Tests
Soman, Uma; Nevins, Mary Ellen – Topics in Language Disorders, 2018
Listening and spoken language (LSL) intervention and education have emerged as the preferred terms representing an intervention perspective that promotes "auditory oral" outcomes for many of today's children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH), including those who are English learners. Practitioners (including speech-language…
Descriptors: Intervention, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Oral Language
de Schonewise, Estella Almanza; Klingner, Janette K. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2012
English language learners (ELLs) are the fastest growing segment of the student population. An understanding of the diversity these students bring to contexts of disciplinary learning is critical to determining how best to teach them. At the secondary level, ELLs are required to learn content and build English language proficiency simultaneously.…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disciplines, Literacy, English Language Learners, Adolescents
McCardle, Peggy; Leung, Christy Y.Y. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2006
Nearly one in five Americans speaks a language other than English at home; among Americans speaking languages other than English, the largest single language group is Spanish speaking (U.S. Department of Commerce, 2004). The increase in the total group of language minority individuals has been dramatic, with their proportion in the U.S. population…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Program Descriptions, Spanish Speaking, Language Minorities
Peer reviewedWestby, Carol E.; Roman, Rosario – Topics in Language Disorders, 1995
After describing the principles of culturally compatible education, the characteristics of Native American and mainstream narrative discourse are compared, and teaching the structure, content, and style of mainstream narratives is advocated. A program designed to facilitate Native American elementary school children's abilities to comprehend and…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Communication Skills
