Title Statements
- Full title :Language and literacy development : what educators need to know / James P. Byrnes and Barbara A. Wasik.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©2019 The Guilford Press
- Edition:Second edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):The Guilford Press
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2019 The Guilford Press
Notes
First edition: 2009.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xiv, 450 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781462540082, 1462540082
- oclc:on1107879562
- LC Classification:LB1576
- Dewey Decimal:372.6
Table of Contents
Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; About the Authors; Preface; Contents; Part I. Introductory Issues; 1. Introduction; Overview of Topics; The General Approach of This Book; 2. Brain Development, Language, and Literacy; Why Study Brain Development?; The Goal of Brain Development; Further Explorations of Cytoarchitecture: Cell Types and Brain Layers; Seven Major Processes of Brain Development; Factors Affecting Brain Development; Conclusions and Caveats; Part II. The Development of Spoken Language Competence; 3. An Overview of Spoken Language Competence
The "Nature of" Question: What Does It Mean to Say That a Child Has Spoken Language Competence?The Relevance Question: Why Should Teachers Care about Whether Children Acquire Spoken Language Competence?; The Developmental Trends Question: How Does Spoken Language Competence Change over Time?; The Developmental Mechanisms Question: What Factors Promote Changes in Spoken Language Competence?
The Deficiencies Question: Are There Populations of Children or Adults Who Lack Some or All of the Key Skills of Spoken Language Competence? Do These Individuals Experience Problems When They Learn to Read or after They H…
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