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With its extensive coverage of language development and linguistic diversity and its wealth of practical strategies, "Language Instruction for Students with Disabilities" has become an essential text. Individual chapters detail the nature of reading and its assessment, handwriting, spelling, compositional skills, and instructional considerations for students with disabilities. You'll also find suggestions for homework, ideas for family experiences, and much, much more to help students with disabilities learn to communicate more effectively. You are invited to see why "Language Instruction for Students With Disabilities" is the best-selling text for courses on language. It is a complete revision, and your students will find it to be an engaging experience. This work: addresses the important role of cultural diversity in language acquisition; provides specific effective assessment activities and curriculum strategies; covers language assessment and instruction from preschool through adolescence; presents powerful strategies to conquer language difficulties.