Resources for Struggling Immersion Learners
Chapter 6
Key Questions
- Should interventions be provided in immersion students’ first language, second language, or in both?
- If a particular language is recommended, which language should one use, when and why?
Useful Resources
Below are selected online and print resources that pertain to issues discussed in this chapter.
- Language Intervention from a Bilingual Mindset
E. Thordardottir, 2006
This short article, written for clinicians, reviews research on bilingualism and argues that specialists need to have a “bilingual mindset” when making decisions regarding intervention for children with communication impairments. Thordardottir reminds specialists that bilingualism is indeed a feasible goal for all and that it is their responsibility to provide a learning context in which children are able to attain this goal.
