
Assessing Bilingual Children in Context
An Integrated Approach
$192.10
- Hardcover
325 pages
- Release Date
29 December 2013
Summary
Children who are learning a second language and are referred for psychological assessment frequently present with unique personal backgrounds. They may have relocated from a Syrian refugee camp, immigrated from Mexico to escape poverty, or grown up navigating two languages spoken by biracial parents. Their individual histories can have long-term effects on learning, behavior, and social-emotional development. This book was written to inform clinicians and educators working with youth who demo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781433815652 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1433815656 |
| Author: | Amanda Clinton |
| Publisher: | American Psychological Association |
| Imprint: | American Psychological Association |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 325 |
| Release Date: | 29 December 2013 |
| Weight: | 760g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 178mm |
| Series: | Applying Psychology in the Schools Series |
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Integration of academic materials with case examples of students of color makes this book more interesting and pragmatic.
(PsycCRITIQUES)About The Author
Amanda Clinton
Amanda B. Clinton, PhD, is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Puerto Rico, where her work focuses on neuropsychology, dual language learning, and social amp ndash emotional skill development within a cultural framework. She earned her MEd at the University of Washington and her PhD at the University of Georgia. She is a credentialed school psychologist and a licensed psychologist. As a Fulbright Scholar in Medell amp iacute n, Colombia, Dr. Clinton researched relationships between language structure and reading acquisition processes. Dr. Clinton has worked with second language learners from various regions of the world, including Central and South America as well as the United States, and has published and presented her work nationally and internationally.
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