Connect or disconnect: Who is to blame for Artyom’s fate and can we correct problems?
4/16/2010
Parenting an internationally adopted child is far different from parenting a child birthed into the family. The desire to have a family is a natural and laudable goal. If raising non-adopted children is like taking a day-hike, creating a family through international adoption is like climbing Mt. Everest …in sandals. Preparation and a knowledgeable support staff are vital to the mission.
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Boris Gindis, Ph.D.
Cognitive, Language, and Educational Issues of Children Adopted from Overseas Orphanages. Part I
11/20/2005
The cultural aspect of international adoption. In this article theoretical conceptualizations of Vygotsky and Feuerstein serve as a major paradigm for the analysis of cultural issues of international adoptees. Native language attrition and dynamics of English language acquisition are considered in the context of transculturality. The specificity of cumulative cognitive deficit (CCD) in international adoptees is linked to prolonged institutionalization, lack of cultural mediation in early childhood, and profound native language loss. The issue of remediation is examined with an emphasis on cognitive education in the context of acculturation.
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Boris Gindis, Ph.D.
Cognitive, Language, and Educational Issues of Children Adopted from Overseas Orphanages. Part II
11/20/2005
The language issue in international adoptees
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Boris Gindis, Ph.D.
Cognitive, Language, and Educational Issues of Children Adopted from Overseas Orphanages. Part III
11/20/2005
The patterns and dynamics of English language acquisition by internationally adopted children
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Boris Gindis, Ph.D.
Cognitive, Language, and Educational Issues of Children Adopted from Overseas Orphanages. Part IV