Assessing and understanding the needs of dual-language learners
Luk, G. & Christodoulou, J.A. (2016). Assessing and understanding the needs of dual-language learners. In S. Jones & N. Lesaux (Eds.), The Leading Edge of Early Childhood Education Linking Science to Policy for a New Generation (pp. 41-51). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.
Summary: In this chapter, we examine language and literacy development for children from linguistically diverse households and focus on characteristics of assessments regarding sensitivity to language diversity in young children.