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Books
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Early Childhood LiteracyISBN: 9781598571158
Readers will get balanced, insightful analyses of the latest research on: identification of early literacy learning needs; phonological awareness and print knowledge; comprehension development; effective book sharing with young children; curriculum-based language interventions; the effect of socio-emotional development on academic outcomes; pre-K curricula; the role of home and parent programs in children's literacy development; and early literacy intervention for young children with special needs.
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LiteracyISBN: 0618473939
This popular K-8 reading/literacy text focuses on a contemporary, active learning approach as the means for teaching literacy.
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Progress in Understanding ReadingISBN: 1572305649
The last 25 years have seen tremendous advances in the study of psychological processes in reading. Significant issues covered include phonological processes and context effects in reading, the "reading wars" and how they should be resolved, the meaning of the term "dyslexia," and the cognitive effects and benefits of reading.
Reference Books
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child DevelopmentISBN: 0521651174
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development is an authoritative, accessible and up-to-date account of all aspects of child development. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach and covers everything from prenatal development to education, pediatrics, neuroscience, social development, cognitive development, and cultural issues.
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A Dictionary of Linguistics and PhoneticsISBN: 063122663X
Completely revised and updated in its fifth edition, A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics is the standard single-volume reference for its field. Incorporates new words or senses that have developed in linguistics during the past 5 years, based on recommendations from a team of experts.
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Handbook of Developmental PsychologyISBN: 076196231X
The insightful contributions from world-leading developmental psychologists successfully and usefully integrate different perspectives to studying the subject, following a systematic life-span structure, from pre-natal development through to old age in human beings.
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The Handbook of Historical LinguisticsISBN: 1405127473
The Handbook of Historical Linguistics provides a detailed account of the numerous issues, methods, and results that characterize current work in historical linguistics, the area of linguistics most directly concerned with language change as well as past language states.
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Handbook of Reading ResearchISBN: 9781138145269
The influential first volume of the Handbook of Reading Research was published in 1984. This classic work, an essential resource for researchers, students, and professionals across the field of reading and literacy education.
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International Encyclopedia of LinguisticsISBN: 0195139771
The International Encyclopedia of Linguistics, 2nd Edition encompasses the full range of the contemporary field of linguistics, including historical, comparative, formal, mathematical, functional, and philosophical linguistics with special attention given to interrelations within branches of linguistics and to relations of linguistics with other disciplines.
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Key Concepts in Language and LinguisticsISBN: 140393391X
An invaluable glossary of significant language and linguistic terms and concepts designed for students of English Language and Linguistics. The book also provides a very useful overview of the subject as well as covering principal figures in linguistic criticism and their contribution to the subject.
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The Oxford Handbook of Applied LinguisticsISBN: 019513267X
The Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics addresses the diversity of questions facing applied linguists today: What is the place of applied linguistics in the architecture of the university? Where does applied linguistics fit into the sociology of knowledge? What are the questions that applied linguistics ought to be addressing? What are the dominant paradigms guiding research in the field? What kinds of problems can be solved through the mediation of applied linguistics?
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Psycholinguistics: the Key ConceptsISBN: 0415258901
Psycholinguistics offers over 170 entries covering the key areas: psychological processes first language acquisition the nature of language brain and language language disorders. This comprehensive guide is an essential resource for all students of English language, linguistics and psychology.
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The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Cognitive DevelopmentISBN: 1405191163
This definitive volume is the result of collaboration by top scholars in the field of children's cognition. Spans aspects of cognitive development from infancy to the onset of adolescence Includes chapters on symbolic reasoning, pretend play, spatial development, abnormal cognitive development and current theoretical perspectives
eBooks
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How Children LearnISBN: 9781907241550
A readable discussion of the key ideas of child development and theory, including how children acquire language, the meaning of intelligence and creativity, as well as how best to teach children to read and write.
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LinguisticsISBN: 9780262013758
Rather than treat morphology, phonetics, phonology, syntax, and semantics as completely separate fields, the book shows how they interact. It provides a sound introduction to linguistic methodology while encouraging students to consider why people are intrinsically interested in language.