Bilingual Language Development & Disorders in Spanish–English Speakers

Dual language learners are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. student population, and the majority speak Spanish as a first language. This graduate-level textbook—now in its third edition—gives future speech-language pathologists the comprehensive knowledge they need to work effectively with Spanish–English bilingual children and support their language development. Aligned with current best practices and updated with the latest research and new chapters on critical topics, this book prepares SLPs for practice with cutting-edge information on language development and disorders of Spanish–English bilingual children. More than 25 leading researchers compile the high-level knowledge SLPs need to understand the complexity of language development in bilingual children, distinguish language differences from disorders accurately, and conduct effective assessment and intervention. An essential graduate text that will also be a trusted reference for practicing professionals, this third edition gives current and future SLPs a broad, deep, and nuanced understanding of communication development and disorders in Spanish English bilingual children. NEW CHAPTERS ON: the human right to communicate in more than one language • development of speech perception and production in bilingual preverbal infants • culturally and linguistically responsive approaches to language intervention. UPDATED INFORMATION ON: bilingual language development of English learners • bilingualism and the child socialization process • bilingual lexical development, assessment, and intervention • semantic development • grammatical impairments • morphosyntactic development • cross-linguistic influence and code-switching • oral narrative language skills and disorders • first language loss and attrition • literacy learning • the intersection of language and academics • speech sound development and disorders • fluency • professional development practices.

Table of Contents:
About the Editor About the Contributors Preface For the Reader Dedication Chapter 1 The Human Right to Communicate in More Than One Language Gabriela Simon-Cereijido Chapter 2 Bilingual Language Development of English Learners: Estimating the Growth of Two Languages Aquiles Iglesias and RaÚl Rojas Chapter 3 Bilingual Language Acquisition and the Child Socialization Process Kelly Escobar, Julie Smith, Carol Scheffner Hammer, and Barbara RodrÍguez Chapter 4 Development of Speech Perception and Production in Bilingual Preverbal Infants Megha Sundara Chapter 5 Cross-Linguistic Influence and Code-Switching Johanne Paradis and Adriana Soto-Corominas Chapter 6 Bilingual Lexical Development, Assessment, and Intervention Janet L. Patterson and Barbara Zurer Pearson Chapter 7 Semantic Development in Spanish–English Bilinguals: Theory, Assessment, and Intervention Elizabeth D. Pena, Ellen Stubbe Kester, and Li Sheng Chapter 8 Morphosyntactic Development Lisa M. Bedore and Solaman J. Cooperson Chapter 9 Spanish Child Heritage Speakers: Patterns of Change and Implications for Clinical Practice Raquel T. Anderson Chapter 10 Grammatical Impairments in Spanish–English Bilingual Children MarÍa Adelaida Restrepo and Anny Castilla-Earls Chapter 11 The Development of Oral Narrative Language Skills and Disorders in Spanish-English Bilingual Children Kai Greene and Christine Fiestas Chapter 12 Literacy Megan Dunn Davison and MarÍa R. Brea-Spahn Chapter 13 Language and the Educational Setting Lisa M. Lopez Chapter 14 Speech Sound Development and Disorders Christina E. Gildersleeve-Neumann and Brian A. Goldstein Chapter 15 Fluency Nan Bernstein Ratner and Courtney Byrd Chapter 16 Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Approaches to Language Intervention Gabriela Simon-Cereijido and LucÍa I. MÉndez Chapter 16 Appendix Chapter 17 Professional Development Practices and Content for Professionals Working with Preschool Dual Language Learners MarÍa Adelaida Restrepo and Melissa Pierce Index