the case of young interpreters from immigrant communities /
Guadalupe Valdés.
Mahwah, N.J. :
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,
2003.
1 online resource (xxiii, 226 pages) :
illustrations
Educational psychology series
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-218) and indexes.
In Search of Giftedness: The Case of Latino Immigrant Children / Guadalupe Valdes -- Bilinguals and Bilingualism / Guadalupe Valdes, Heather Brookes, and Christina Chavez -- A Performance Team: Young Interpreters and Their Parents / Guadalupe Valdes, Christina Chavez, and Claudia Angelelli -- The Study of Young Interpreters: Methods, Materials, and Analytical Challenges / Guadalupe Valdes, Christina Chavez, Claudia Angelelli, Kerry Enright, Dania Garcia, and Marisela Gonzalez -- The Performance of the Young Interpreters on the Scripted Task / Guadalupe Valdes, Christina Chavez, Claudia Angelelli, Kerry Enright, Dania Garcia, and Marisela Gonzalez -- The Gifts and Talents of Young Interpreters: Implications for Researchers and Practitioners / Guadalupe Valdes -- Developing the Talents of Latino Immigrant Children: Challenges, Questions, and Opportunities / Guadalupe Valdes.
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A study of bilingual young people who have been selected by their families to mediate communication between themselves and the outside world. It shows that these family interpreters perform at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age.
MIL
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Expanding definitions of giftedness.
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Bilingualism in children-- United States.
Gifted children-- United States.
Hispanic Americans-- Languages.
Immigrants-- United States-- Language.
Translating and interpreting-- United States.
Bilingualism in children.
Gifted children.
Immigrants-- Language.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Linguistics-- General.