Deirdre Martin is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, University of Birmingham, UK. Her research interests include speech, language and literacy disabilities in multilingual contexts, research methods and the relationship between research and professional practice. Her publications include Language Disabilities in Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (2009, Multilingual Matters).

• Introduction: Deirdre Martin: Researching Dyslexia in Multilingual Settings: Diverse PerspectivesChapter 1. John Everatt, Gavin Reid and Gad Elbeheri: Assessment Approaches for Multilingual Learners with DyslexiaChapter 2. Richard L. Sparks: Individual Differences in Foreign (Second) Learning: A Cognitive ApproachChapter 3. Carol Goldfus: Cognitive Intervention to Enhance Foreign Language Reading Comprehension in Adolescents with Dyslexia DifficultiesChapter 4. Judit Kormos: Assessing Research on Dyslexic Language Learners in EFL ContextsChapter 5. Brendan Stuart Weekes, I-Fan Su, Carol To and Anastasia Ulicheva: Acquired Dyslexia in Bilingual Speakers: Implications for Models of Oral ReadingChapter 6. Maria Rontou: Implementation of National Policy on Dyslexia in EFL ProvisionChapter 7. Jean Conteh: Multilingual Literacies in Mainstream Classroom ContextsChapter 8. Bobbie Kabuto: Becoming Biliterate within the Crossroads of Home and School: Insights Gained from Taking Multiple Theoretical Stances

Research into reading disability has tended to focus rather too heavily upon the English language. This book offers a valuable corrective that will be of significant interest to all those who seek to understand the problems of those who struggle to read.

Deirdre Martin is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, University of Birmingham, UK. Her research interests include speech, language and literacy disabilities in multilingual contexts, research methods and the relationship between research and professional practice. Her publications include Language Disabilities in Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (2009, Multilingual Matters).

• Introduction: Deirdre Martin: Researching Dyslexia in Multilingual Settings: Diverse PerspectivesChapter 1. John Everatt, Gavin Reid and Gad Elbeheri: Assessment Approaches for Multilingual Learners with DyslexiaChapter 2. Richard L. Sparks: Individual Differences in Foreign (Second) Learning: A Cognitive ApproachChapter 3. Carol Goldfus: Cognitive Intervention to Enhance Foreign Language Reading Comprehension in Adolescents with Dyslexia DifficultiesChapter 4. Judit Kormos: Assessing Research on Dyslexic Language Learners in EFL ContextsChapter 5. Brendan Stuart Weekes, I-Fan Su, Carol To and Anastasia Ulicheva: Acquired Dyslexia in Bilingual Speakers: Implications for Models of Oral ReadingChapter 6. Maria Rontou: Implementation of National Policy on Dyslexia in EFL ProvisionChapter 7. Jean Conteh: Multilingual Literacies in Mainstream Classroom ContextsChapter 8. Bobbie Kabuto: Becoming Biliterate within the Crossroads of Home and School: Insights Gained from Taking Multiple Theoretical Stances

Research into reading disability has tended to focus rather too heavily upon the English language. This book offers a valuable corrective that will be of significant interest to all those who seek to understand the problems of those who struggle to read.

Deirdre Martin is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, University of Birmingham, UK. Her research interests include speech, language and literacy disabilities in multilingual contexts, research methods and the relationship between research and professional practice. Her publications include Language Disabilities in Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (2009, Multilingual Matters).

• Introduction: Deirdre Martin: Researching Dyslexia in Multilingual Settings: Diverse PerspectivesChapter 1. John Everatt, Gavin Reid and Gad Elbeheri: Assessment Approaches for Multilingual Learners with DyslexiaChapter 2. Richard L. Sparks: Individual Differences in Foreign (Second) Learning: A Cognitive ApproachChapter 3. Carol Goldfus: Cognitive Intervention to Enhance Foreign Language Reading Comprehension in Adolescents with Dyslexia DifficultiesChapter 4. Judit Kormos: Assessing Research on Dyslexic Language Learners in EFL ContextsChapter 5. Brendan Stuart Weekes, I-Fan Su, Carol To and Anastasia Ulicheva: Acquired Dyslexia in Bilingual Speakers: Implications for Models of Oral ReadingChapter 6. Maria Rontou: Implementation of National Policy on Dyslexia in EFL ProvisionChapter 7. Jean Conteh: Multilingual Literacies in Mainstream Classroom ContextsChapter 8. Bobbie Kabuto: Becoming Biliterate within the Crossroads of Home and School: Insights Gained from Taking Multiple Theoretical Stances

Research into reading disability has tended to focus rather too heavily upon the English language. This book offers a valuable corrective that will be of significant interest to all those who seek to understand the problems of those who struggle to read.