Language Disabilities in Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

By Deirdre Martin

Book Overview

This book offers a solution to the familiar dilemma of decoding communication difficulties for learners developing the language of schooling. The author takes a sociocultural Vygotskian approach to reinterpret international research in language disabilities, namely specific language impairment, communication difficulties, dyslexia and deafness.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847691595
• ISBN13: 9781847691590
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"