"When our daughter Joan was little more than a year old, on a whim I said to her, "Joanie, go get your shoes." To that point, she had never said a word or given any indication of understanding language, so my request was clearly unrealistic. Yet she looked at me briefly, wheeled…
"When our daughter Joan was little more than a year old, on a whim I said to her, "Joanie, go get your shoes." To that point, she had never said a word or given any indication of understanding language, so my request was clearly unrealistic. Yet she looked at me briefly, wheeled…
"When our daughter Joan was little more than a year old, on a whim I said to her, "Joanie, go get your shoes." To that point, she had never said a word or given any indication of understanding language, so my request was clearly unrealistic. Yet she looked at me briefly, wheeled…
Understanding, as Descartes, Locke and Kant all insisted, is the primary 'faculty' of the mind; yet our modern sciences have been slow to advance a clear and testable account of what it means to understand, of children's acquisition of this concept and, in particular, how childr…
Understanding, as Descartes, Locke and Kant all insisted, is the primary 'faculty' of the mind; yet our modern sciences have been slow to advance a clear and testable account of what it means to understand, of children's acquisition of this concept and, in particular, how childr…
"When our daughter Joan was little more than a year old, on a whim I said to her, "Joanie, go get your shoes." To that point, she had never said a word or given any indication of understanding language, so my request was clearly unrealistic. Yet she looked at me briefly, wheeled…
"When our daughter Joan was little more than a year old, on a whim I said to her, "Joanie, go get your shoes." To that point, she had never said a word or given any indication of understanding language, so my request was clearly unrealistic. Yet she looked at me briefly, wheeled…
Shows why reading and writing are essential to developing a consciousness of language that, in turn, lies at the core of rationality.
Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- Preface -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Awakening -- Awakening to the Written World -- Awakening to Language -- Unconvinced -- Reading, Consciousness and Rationality -…
Although the importance of literacy is widely acknowledged in society and remains at the top of the political agenda, writing has been slow to establish a place in the cognitive sciences. Olson argues that to understand the cognitive implications of literacy, it is necessary to …
Although the importance of literacy is widely acknowledged in society and remains at the top of the political agenda, writing has been slow to establish a place in the cognitive sciences. Olson argues that to understand the cognitive implications of literacy, it is necessary to …
