Identification, Classification, and Treatment of Reading and Language Disabilities in Spanish-Speaking EL Students: Introduction to the Special Issue

New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2019 Jul;2019(166):7-14. doi: 10.1002/cad.20301. Epub 2019 Jul 2.

Abstract

This article serves as an introduction to the special issue on Identification, Classification, and Treatment of Reading and Language Disabilities in Spanish-speaking English Learners. The article explains the driving forces behind the need for the special issue, the global nature of linguistic diversity, and provides an overview of the five papers that comprise the special issue.

Publication types

  • Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Dyslexia / classification
  • Dyslexia / diagnosis
  • Dyslexia / therapy
  • Hispanic or Latino*
  • Humans
  • Language Disorders* / classification
  • Language Disorders* / diagnosis
  • Language Disorders* / therapy
  • Multilingualism*