Abrupt native language loss in international adoptees
1/9/2009
Dr. Gindis looks at a psychological phenomenon, specific almost exclusively to international adoptees - an abrupt native language loss after the adoption, and evaluates its consequences for the child's family life and schooling. This article was initially published in the ADVANCE - e-magazine for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists: Vol. 18, Issue 51, Page 5.
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Boris Gindis, Ph.D.
What should adoptive parents know about their children’s language-based school difficulties? Part 1.
11/3/2005
In the series of articles Dr. Gindis explains what happens with the language of adoptees from foreign countries when they arrive to the US and begin their life in American families. Dr. Gindis explains why language metamorphosis in internationally adopted children are often the reason for so many school issues, specific to these children only and what parents need to know to help their children to overcome these problems. This is part 1 of the series.
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Boris Gindis, Ph.D.
What should adoptive parents know about their children’s language-based school difficulties? Part 2.
11/3/2005
In the series of articles Dr. Gindis explains what happens with the language of adoptees from foreign countries when they arrive to the US and begin their life in American families. Dr. Gindis explains why language metamorphosis in internationally adopted children are often the reason for so many school issues, specific to these children only and what parents need to know to help their children to overcome these problems. This is part 2 of the series.
