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Direct linkGlennen, Sharon – Topics in Language Disorders, 2009
Children adopted from abroad at older ages have unique speech and language-learning issues. At adoption, the impact of longer stays in orphanages with their associated lack of enrichment, nutrition, and healthcare is more pronounced. After adoption, the children begin school in a new language soon after arriving home. These children quickly lose…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Speech Language Pathology, Guidelines, Foreign Countries
Hwa-Froelich, Deborah A. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2009
Approximately 20,000 children are adopted from foreign countries each year. Of these children, approximately 46% are adopted before they are 12 months old and 43% are adopted between 1 and 4 years of age. The development of children adopted from abroad before or by 2 years of age is the focus of this article. Given the impoverished language input…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Intervention, Toddlers, Infants
