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Direct linkTomblin, J. Bruce, Ed.; Nippold, Marilyn A., Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014
This volume presents the findings of a large-scale study of individual differences in spoken (and heard) language development during the school years. The goal of the study was to investigate the degree to which language abilities at school entry were stable over time and influential in the child's overall success in important aspects of…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Longitudinal Studies
Download full textPinnell, Gay Su, Ed. – 1980
Based on an examination of research on the language acquisition of children, the articles in this book are organized into three interrelated sections. Section one, "Language and the Young Language Learner," focuses on what and how children learn as they begin to acquire their language. The topic of language differences is also explored. Articles…
Descriptors: Child Language, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Language Arts
Zwicky, Arnold M.; And Others – 1980
This volume discusses some of the language-related factors involved in bilingual education. The first paper surveys the major results and current research topics in the field of syntax, with an emphasis on how they might be of relevance to bilingual education. The first part of the article gives an overview on the nature of the field of syntax,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Child Language, Grammar, Interdisciplinary Approach
Larsen-Freeman, Diane, Ed. – 1980
The following papers and reports on discourse analysis are included here: (1) "Discourse Analysis, What's That?" by Hatch and Long; (2) "Contextual Analysis of English: Applications to TESL" by Celce-Murcia; (3) "Discourse and Second Language Acquisition of Yes/No Questions" by Vander Brook, Schlue, and Campbell; (4)…
Descriptors: Child Language, Classroom Communication, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
Aaronson, Doris, Ed.; Rieber, Robert W., Ed. – 1979
In this book, current work and issues in psycholinguistics are reviewed by 19 noted authorities in the fields of psychology, linguistics, education, psychiatry, and medicine. The seven sections of the book discuss past and present issues in psycholinguistics (including controversial issues and the theoretical and historical roots of…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Child Language, Communication (Thought Transfer), Generative Phonology
PDF pending restorationRoemer, Danielle M. – 1980
This report considers some of the expectations, conventions, and strategies relied upon by Anglo children when they are participating in the speech event of storytelling, with particular focus on the children's interweaving of narrational and metanarrational speech. The data were obtained from white middle-class schoolchildren, aged six through…
Descriptors: Child Language, Children, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography
Sim, Ko Peng, Ed.; Kam, Ho Wah, Ed. – 1992
Derived from the first phase of a research study entitled "The Cognitive and Social Development of Pre-School Children in Singapore" (the IE-BvLF study), the essays in this collection focus on the language, numeracy, cognitive, and social development of approximately 3,000 Singapore children between 1983 and 1986. Following a prologue…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Holland, Kathleen, Ed.; And Others – 1994
Suggesting many ways (not just one way) to understand what children are doing with language and literacy, this book presents essays that address the need for alternative perspectives as well as anthropological, socio-psycholinguistic, and reader response perspectives in assessing children's language and literacy. After "Introducation: What Is an…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Child Language, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnography
Seidner, Stanley S., Ed. – 1983
These 25 papers address issues of second language assessment and curriculum planning. The papers are divided into three categories: theoretical foundations, assessment approaches, and research and policy. Among the specific topics discussed are: whether tests measure language or intelligence, additive versus subtractive bilingualism, the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Development
Parker, Robert P., Ed.; Davis, Frances A., Ed. – 1983
Recognizing that language itself is not an isolated entity but part of a larger social, cultural, and cognitive context, the papers in this book investigate the relationships among all aspects of language--reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Literacy is dealt with as the development of language in young children. Issues related to this…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cultural Influences, Educational Research, Language Acquisition
Rice, Mabel L., Ed.; Wilcox, Kim A., Ed. – 1995
Drawing on the successfully implemented practices used at the Language Acquisition Preschool at the University of Kansas, this comprehensive resource provides the theoretical background and practical framework needed to create an effective language intervention program at the preschool level. The book is intended for professionals seeking to…
Descriptors: Child Language, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), Intervention
Lally, J. Ronald, Ed.; Mangione, Peter L., Ed.; Greenwald, Deborah, Ed. – WestEd, 2006
Leading experts in infant/toddler development have contributed succinct essays drawn from research, theory, clinical case studies, and carefully documented practice. Each essay represents current thinking in the field of infant/toddler development and care. Individually and as a collection, the essays provide a springboard for reflection,…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Young Children, Child Development
Strong, Michael, Ed. – 1988
This collection of original papers draws upon work in linguistics, psychology, and education to highlight the relationship between language acquisition in deaf and hearing populations. The book's 11 chapters are divided into 2 sections, Theoretical Issues and Research Reports. Titles and authors are as follows: "Language Varieties in the Deaf…
Descriptors: Adults, American Sign Language, Bilingualism, Child Language
Shafer, Robert E., Ed. – 1979
Each of the 12 articles in this book deals with an aspect of linguistics theory and its application to understanding or teaching reading. The topics covered include: defining reading in proper perspective, the relevance of applied linguistics for teachers of reading, why children should want to learn to read, dialects and reading, the features of…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Beginning Reading, Bilingual Students, Black Dialects
Meehan, Teresa M., Ed.; Schwenter, Scott A., Ed. – 1993
This volume contains working papers on a variety of topics in linguistics. They include: "A View of Phonology from a Cognitive and Functional Perspective" (Joan Bybee); "The Geography of Language Shift: Distance from the Mexican Border and Spanish Language Claiming in the Southwestern United States" (Garland D. Bills, Eduardo…
Descriptors: Child Language, Geographic Distribution, Grammar, Interpersonal Communication
