Learning through Language Towards an Educationally Informed Theory of Language Learning.
Learning through Language Towards an Educationally Informed Theory of Language Learning. [electronic resource] :
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- 1 online resource (350 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Foreword; 1 Learning through Language; Part I Learning through Language during the Preschool and Early Elementary School Years; 2 Input, Interaction, and Learning in Early Language Development; 3 Infants Want Input; 4 Learning More than Language through Language during Early Childhood; 5 Food for Thought: Turning Everyday Family Practices into Opportunities to Develop Rich Language and Literacy Abilities in Latino Children 6 Theory- and Evidence-Based Language Learning and Teaching for Young Children: Promoting Interactive Talk in the Classroom7 The Relationship between Early Childhood Development and Later Elementary School Performance in Chile; Discussion Reflections on Learning through Language from Infancy to Preschool and Early Elementary School Years; Part II Learning through Language during the Middle School and Early Adolescent Years; 8 Learning the Language for School Literacy: Research Insights and a Vision for a Cross-Linguistic Research Program 9 Observational Research on Vocabulary and Comprehension in Upper Elementary School Classrooms10 Improving Struggling Readers' Literacy Skills through Talk about Text; 11 Classroom Conversations as Support for Vocabulary Learning: Examining Teacher Talk as Input for Student Learning; 12 Measurement of Reading Comprehension, Processing, and Growth; Discussion 1 Time, Complexity, and the Enduring Importance of Words: Key Themes in Language Learning in the Middle Years; Discussion 2 The Road -- via Education -- to Humane Social Relationships Is Driven by Language (and Literacy) Part III Learning through More than One Language13 Young Bilinguals' Extended Discourse Skills: The Role of Perspective Taking; 14 How Does Vocabulary Instruction in Reading Help Chinese Young Minority Children Learn Vocabulary in Two Languages?; 15 Young Monolingual and Bilingual Children's Exposure to Academic Language as Related to Language Development and School Achievement: The DASH Project; 16 Cross-Linguistic Relations among Bilingual and Biliterate Learners; 17 Pushing the Limits: Dual-Language Proficiency and Reading Development in the United States and Canada Discussion 1 Bilingualism as ActionDiscussion 2 Multilingualism and Socioeconomic Development; Afterword: So Much Progress, So Much Left to Do; References; Index
Explores how children develop linguistic and literary competence from early childhood into adolescence, in a diverse range of linguistic contexts.
1316766837 9781316766835
Language awareness.
Language and education.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Multi-Language Phrasebooks.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Readers.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Spelling.
Electronic books.
P120.L34 / L435 2019eb
418.0071
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Foreword; 1 Learning through Language; Part I Learning through Language during the Preschool and Early Elementary School Years; 2 Input, Interaction, and Learning in Early Language Development; 3 Infants Want Input; 4 Learning More than Language through Language during Early Childhood; 5 Food for Thought: Turning Everyday Family Practices into Opportunities to Develop Rich Language and Literacy Abilities in Latino Children 6 Theory- and Evidence-Based Language Learning and Teaching for Young Children: Promoting Interactive Talk in the Classroom7 The Relationship between Early Childhood Development and Later Elementary School Performance in Chile; Discussion Reflections on Learning through Language from Infancy to Preschool and Early Elementary School Years; Part II Learning through Language during the Middle School and Early Adolescent Years; 8 Learning the Language for School Literacy: Research Insights and a Vision for a Cross-Linguistic Research Program 9 Observational Research on Vocabulary and Comprehension in Upper Elementary School Classrooms10 Improving Struggling Readers' Literacy Skills through Talk about Text; 11 Classroom Conversations as Support for Vocabulary Learning: Examining Teacher Talk as Input for Student Learning; 12 Measurement of Reading Comprehension, Processing, and Growth; Discussion 1 Time, Complexity, and the Enduring Importance of Words: Key Themes in Language Learning in the Middle Years; Discussion 2 The Road -- via Education -- to Humane Social Relationships Is Driven by Language (and Literacy) Part III Learning through More than One Language13 Young Bilinguals' Extended Discourse Skills: The Role of Perspective Taking; 14 How Does Vocabulary Instruction in Reading Help Chinese Young Minority Children Learn Vocabulary in Two Languages?; 15 Young Monolingual and Bilingual Children's Exposure to Academic Language as Related to Language Development and School Achievement: The DASH Project; 16 Cross-Linguistic Relations among Bilingual and Biliterate Learners; 17 Pushing the Limits: Dual-Language Proficiency and Reading Development in the United States and Canada Discussion 1 Bilingualism as ActionDiscussion 2 Multilingualism and Socioeconomic Development; Afterword: So Much Progress, So Much Left to Do; References; Index
Explores how children develop linguistic and literary competence from early childhood into adolescence, in a diverse range of linguistic contexts.
1316766837 9781316766835
Language awareness.
Language and education.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Multi-Language Phrasebooks.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Readers.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Spelling.
Electronic books.
P120.L34 / L435 2019eb
418.0071