Language Development and Education: Children With Varying Language Experiences - Softcover

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PAULA MENYUK is Professor Emerita in the Developmental Studies and Applied Linguistics programs at Boston University, USA. Prior to that appointment she was a member of the research staff in speech communication and linguistics at MIT. She received the Highest Honours of the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association in 1992. She has published numerous articles and five books on the subjects of language development in normally developing children and in those with handicapping conditions.

MARIA ESTELA BRISK is Professor of Education at the Lynch School of Education, Boston College, USA. Her research and teacher-training interests include bilingual education, bilingual language and literacy acquisition, methods of teaching literacy, and preparation of mainstream teachers to work with bilingual learners.