List of Contributors Acknowledgements Preface Part 1: What is Bilingualism? 1. Language Use in Bilingual Communities Niklas Miller 2. Language Acquisition in Bilingual Children Carolyn Kessler 3. Bilingualism and Cognitive Development Sandra Ben-Zeev 4. Language Problems and Bilingual Children Niklas Miller Part 2: Language Assessment 5. Some Observations Concerning Formal Tests in Cross-cultural Settings Niklas Miller 6. Phonological Development and Assessment Martin Ball 7. Issues of Assessment of Limited-English-proficient Students and of Truly Disabled in the United States Eva Gaviilan-Torres 8. Reading and the Bilingual Child - Assessment and Remediation Eleanor Anderson Part 3: Remediation 9. The Case History in a Cross-cultural Milieu Niklas Miller 10. Management of Communication Problems in Bilingual Children Niklas Miller and Sam Abudarham 11. Bilingual Education. Problems and Practices Arturo Tosi Bibliography Author Index Subject Index