How children learn to write words
Mastering the writing system of one's language is crucial for success in a modern society. This book examines how children learn to produce writing. It provides a novel theoretical framework that integrates findings from a wide range of age groups - from children who are producing their first scribbles to experienced spellers who are writing complex words. The book is unique in the range of topics and languages that it covers. Also unique is the way in which it integrates linguistic insights ab…
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- Full title :How children learn to write words / Rebecca Treiman and Brett Kessler.
Summary
Mastering the writing system of one's language is crucial for success in a modern society. This book examines how children learn to produce writing. It provides a novel theoretical framework that integrates findings from a wide range of age groups - from children who are producing their first scribbles to experienced spellers who are writing complex words. The book is unique in the range of topics and languages that it covers. Also unique is the way in which it integrates linguistic insights about the nature of writing systems with discussions of literacy development in children.
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- Publication Date:©2014
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2014
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (XVII, 395 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780190228422, 0190228423, 9780199907977, 0199907978, 9780199907984, 0199907986
- oclc:ocn898328639
- LC Classification:LB1139.W7
- Dewey Decimal:372.62/3
Table of Contents
Introduction -- Writing systems -- Learning and teaching -- Theories -- Graphic form -- Symbolic function -- The order of the alphabet -- Symbol shapes -- Letter names -- Early spelling in phonographic writing systems -- Complex spellings -- Punctuation and capitalization -- Conclusions and extensions.
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