Prepare SLPs and educators to support the growing bilingual population
Dual Language Development & Disorders
A Handbook on Bilingualism and Second Language Learning, Third Edition
By Johanne Paradis, Ph.D., Fred Genesee, Ph.D., Martha B. Crago, Ph.D.
One third of young children living in the United States are dual language learners, and the number of bilingual students is on the rise in countries around the world. Prepare SLPs and educators to support this growing population with the third edition of this bestselling textbook, developed by three influential experts on bilingual language development and aligned with Head Start guidelines on cultural and linguistic responsiveness.
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Meet the authors
Johanne Paradis, Ph.D
Dr. Paradis completed her doctorate in psychology and pursued post doctoral studies in communication disorders, both at McGill University. She has published numerous articles in scientific journals on bilingual and second language children, both typically developing and with specific language impairment (SLI).
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Fred Genesee, Ph.D.
Dr. Genesee is the author of nine books and numerous articles in scientific, professional, and popular journals and publications. He has carried out extensive research on alternative approaches to bilingual education, including second/foreign language immersion programs for language majority students and alternative forms of bilingual education for language minority students.
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Martha B. Crago, Ph.D.
Dr. Crago has a bachelor of arts, master’s of science, and doctoral degrees from McGill University. Prior to becoming a professor in communication sciences and disorders at McGill, she worked as a speech-language pathologist. At present, Dr. Cragois McGill’s Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and Associate Provost (Academic Programs).
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