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Educating Latino preschool children / Hortencia Kayser, Ph.D.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kayser, Hortense García Ramirez, 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Communicative disorders in children--Diagnosis--United States.
- Communicative disorders in children.
- Communicative disorders in children--Treatment--United States.
- Hispanic American children--Language.
- Hispanic American children.
- Hispanic American children--Health and hygiene.
- Hispanic American children--Education.
- Preschool children--Language--United States.
- Preschool children.
- Preschool children--Education--United States.
- Preschool children--Health and hygiene--United States.
- Education, Preschool--United States.
- Education, Preschool.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- San Diego, California ; Oxford, England ; Brisbane, Queensland : Plural Publishing, Inc., 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text is a thoughtful and effective response to preschool educators' and speech language pathologists' frustrations in meeting the needs of the Hispanic family. The chapters are reader-friendly, with subheadings, valuable tables, photos, side glossaries, brief summaries, resources for further reading and brief case studies as exemplars.
- Contents:
- Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Chapter 1. Latino Children in the United States and Latin America; Chapter 2. Early Childhood Education in the United States and Latin America; Chapter 3. Child Development and Health; Chapter 4. Family and Child Socialization; Chapter 5. Communication Disorders in Latino Children; Chapter 6. Psychological and Cognitive Assessment of Preschoolers; Chapter 7. Screening and Assessment of Speech, Language, and Communication; Chapter 8. Treatment of Communication Disorders in Latino Children
- Chapter 9. Parent Programs for Children's Emergent and Early LiteracyChapter 10. Some Thoughts Concerning Research; Appendix A. Case History Questions; Appendix B. Curanderismo Beliefs and Practices; Appendix D. Resources for Books and Materials; Appendix E. Preschool Observation Screening for Hispanic Children; Appendix F. Spanish Pronunciations; Appendix G. Checklist: Spanish/English Evaluation of Preschool Speech and Language; Appendix H. Communication and Play Screening Instruments for Hispanic/Latino Preschool Children; Appendix I. Home Literacy Activity Questionnaire
- Appendix J. Spanish-English Preschool Progress ReportAppendix K. Helping Your Child to Read; Appendix L. Ayudando a Su Hijo/a A Leer; Appendix M. Latinos in the United States; Appendix N. Latinos en los Estados Unidos; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-59756-834-1
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