Language and literacy development: what educators need to know
This established text--now revised and updated--reveals how spoken language skills are acquired and how they affect children's later reading and writing achievement. With a unique focus on the needs of educators, the book examines the foundations of language in the developing brain. It explores the relationship of language processes to core literacy skills and probes the impact of motivational and sociocultural factors on children's learning. Implications of developmental knowledge for classroo…
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- Full title :Language and literacy development : what educators need to know / James P. Byrnes, Barbara A. Wasik.
Summary
This established text--now revised and updated--reveals how spoken language skills are acquired and how they affect children's later reading and writing achievement. With a unique focus on the needs of educators, the book examines the foundations of language in the developing brain. It explores the relationship of language processes to core literacy skills and probes the impact of motivational and sociocultural factors on children's learning. Implications of developmental knowledge for classroom instruction are highlighted, and effective practices reviewed. Revealing vignettes, clear explanations of research, and lists of "main ideas" enhance the text's accessibility for preservice teachers.
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- Publication Date:2019
- Edition:Second edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):The Guilford Press
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2019
Notes
First edition: 2009.
The Physical Object
- Description:xiv, 450 pages ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781462540044, 146254004X, 9781462540051, 1462540058
- oclc:on1100447566
- LC Classification:LB1576
- Dewey Decimal:372.6
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