Bilingual References
Adamovich, B., J. Henderson and S. Auerbach. Cognitive Rehabilitation of Closed Head Injured Patients. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed Publishing, 1985.
This may look like an odd first choice for a bilingual reference list; such are the perils of alphabetical order. I include this because Adamovich and Henderson include a wonderfully clear explanation of the hierarchy of cognitve skills. Language does not exist in a vaccum, but rather in coordination with the cognitive skills mentioned here. So while this has nothing directly to do with bilingualism, it does provide a helpful context.
Apel, K. and Julie Masterson. Beyond Baby Talk. Roseville, CA: Prima Publishing, 2001.
This is an easy read for parents and teachers, with a ton of simple functional and practical suggestions for stimulating your child’s language development. It has a small section on bilingualism.
Baker, Colin. A Parents’ and Teachers’ Guide to Bilingualism. Tonawana, NY: Multilingual Matters, Ltd, 2000.
This book is set up in a question and answer format making it a perfect resource for parents who want simple straightforward questions. This book needs to be ordered from its publisher which has an excellent and varied collection of books focused on bilingualism and learning difficulties. If you have any experience in this field, Baker’s companion book is geared toward the academic wherein he quotes and heavily references his resources. This book does base some of its ideas on outdated research, not sure if there are plans to update the current edition.
De Boysson-Bardies, Benedicte. How Language comes to Children. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1999.
This is a fascinating book that goes deep into the research being done with children 0-24 months to more precisely identify when specific aspects of language are identified. This is really well written and thus easy to read despite its research heavy content. For this reason I would not recommend this to a parent or the casual reader.
Genesee, Fred, J. Paradis and M. Crago. Dual Language Development and Disorders: A Handbook on Bilingualism and Second Language Learning. Baltimore, MD: Paul H Brooks Publishing, 2004.
This is a nice book for parents, teachers and professionals just starting in the field. The first two (of three) sections are laid out very nicely and clearly with a nice combination of anecdotal evidence and real world examples/case studies to go with the formal research references.
Stole-Gammon, C. and Carla Dunn. Normal and Disordered Phonology in Children. Austin, TX: Pro-ed, 1985.
I add this because its the only textbook from grad school I still reference. There are more recent editions of this book as well as many others that cover the same material.
