This study evaluated stories told by 150 kindergarten and first grade subjects for qualitative
differences in their ability to use language. It was proposed that children who were poor …

The document reports detailed results of an analysis of special education services provided
in three urban school districts in Texas to 24 limited English proficient (LEP) Hispanic …

Providing appropriate services to the communicatively handicapped minority populations in
the United States is becoming a major concern to speechllanguage professionals. The …

This article is the result of a study conducted within the theoretical framework of ethnography
of communication. One of the main purposes of this study was to examine discourse …

The present dissertation is a case study on an Italo-Bengali 8-year-old girl with suspected
Learning Disability and severe problems related to the Italian language, especially in …

The purpose of this study was to answer the question, what processes and practices are
used by a practicing bilingual speech and language pathologist and by a practicing …

The current Hispanic population in the United States is expected to continue to grow. The
research has documented the overrepresentation of Hispanic language minority children in …

Not only do children in the Area often acquire a second language form of English as their
first language, but they frequently grow up in homes where the adults speak Afrikaans to one …

Many local education authority psychological services are currently questioning whether the
needs of primary aged bilingual children are being appropriately assessed and adequately …

C hap te r 1 THE PROBLEM A. I ntroduction The educat io nal system in th e U n ite d S ta te
s has socially and legallyrecogn iz ed th e needs of th ee xce p н tionalchild (gifted …