Sandra Levey is a faculty member at the City University of New York, Lehman College. She received her PhD in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and an MA in Linguistics from Stanford University, with a minor in African Studies. Dr. Levey has been designated by ASHA as a Board Recognized Specialist in Child Language. She has received research grants for study at Bayero University in Kano, Nigeria, and has served as a consultant in Bratislava, Slovakia, for a study of Slovakian children’s morpheme acquisition and as a guest lecturer for speech-language pathologists and linguists from Slovakia and the Czech Republic. In 1985, she was the Conference Coordinator of the Stanford Child Language Research Forum for the Stanford University Department of Linguistics. Dr. Levey’s research and publications have focused on bilingualism and cultural differences, and she has presented her research efforts at national and international conferences.

• Preface. Acknowledgments. Contributors. Chapter 1. An Introduction to Language Acquisition, Sandra Levey. Chapter 2. An Introduction to the Theories of Language Development, Sandra Levey. Chapter 3. The Brain and Cognitive, Speech, and Language Development, Denise Cruz and Sandra Levey. Chapter 4. Infant and Toddler Language Development, Sandra Levey. Chapter 5. Preschool Language Development, Diana Almodovar and Sandra Levey. Chapter 6. Language Development in Middle and Late Childhood and Adolescence, Maria R. Brea-Spahn and Sandra Levey. Chapter 7. The Development of Literacy Skills, Sylvia F. Diehl. Chapter 8. Bilingual Children's Language Development: Assessment and Intervention, Brian A. Goldstein. Chapter 9. Language Development and Hearing, Brian J. Fligor and Sandra Levey. Glossary. Index.

Sandra Levey is a faculty member at the City University of New York, Lehman College. She received her PhD in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and an MA in Linguistics from Stanford University, with a minor in African Studies. Dr. Levey has been designated by ASHA as a Board Recognized Specialist in Child Language. She has received research grants for study at Bayero University in Kano, Nigeria, and has served as a consultant in Bratislava, Slovakia, for a study of Slovakian children’s morpheme acquisition and as a guest lecturer for speech-language pathologists and linguists from Slovakia and the Czech Republic. In 1985, she was the Conference Coordinator of the Stanford Child Language Research Forum for the Stanford University Department of Linguistics. Dr. Levey’s research and publications have focused on bilingualism and cultural differences, and she has presented her research efforts at national and international conferences.

• Preface. Acknowledgments. Contributors. Chapter 1. An Introduction to Language Acquisition, Sandra Levey. Chapter 2. An Introduction to the Theories of Language Development, Sandra Levey. Chapter 3. The Brain and Cognitive, Speech, and Language Development, Denise Cruz and Sandra Levey. Chapter 4. Infant and Toddler Language Development, Sandra Levey. Chapter 5. Preschool Language Development, Diana Almodovar and Sandra Levey. Chapter 6. Language Development in Middle and Late Childhood and Adolescence, Maria R. Brea-Spahn and Sandra Levey. Chapter 7. The Development of Literacy Skills, Sylvia F. Diehl. Chapter 8. Bilingual Children's Language Development: Assessment and Intervention, Brian A. Goldstein. Chapter 9. Language Development and Hearing, Brian J. Fligor and Sandra Levey. Glossary. Index.

Sandra Levey is a faculty member at the City University of New York, Lehman College. She received her PhD in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and an MA in Linguistics from Stanford University, with a minor in African Studies. Dr. Levey has been designated by ASHA as a Board Recognized Specialist in Child Language. She has received research grants for study at Bayero University in Kano, Nigeria, and has served as a consultant in Bratislava, Slovakia, for a study of Slovakian children’s morpheme acquisition and as a guest lecturer for speech-language pathologists and linguists from Slovakia and the Czech Republic. In 1985, she was the Conference Coordinator of the Stanford Child Language Research Forum for the Stanford University Department of Linguistics. Dr. Levey’s research and publications have focused on bilingualism and cultural differences, and she has presented her research efforts at national and international conferences.

• Preface. Acknowledgments. Contributors. Chapter 1. An Introduction to Language Acquisition, Sandra Levey. Chapter 2. An Introduction to the Theories of Language Development, Sandra Levey. Chapter 3. The Brain and Cognitive, Speech, and Language Development, Denise Cruz and Sandra Levey. Chapter 4. Infant and Toddler Language Development, Sandra Levey. Chapter 5. Preschool Language Development, Diana Almodovar and Sandra Levey. Chapter 6. Language Development in Middle and Late Childhood and Adolescence, Maria R. Brea-Spahn and Sandra Levey. Chapter 7. The Development of Literacy Skills, Sylvia F. Diehl. Chapter 8. Bilingual Children's Language Development: Assessment and Intervention, Brian A. Goldstein. Chapter 9. Language Development and Hearing, Brian J. Fligor and Sandra Levey. Glossary. Index.