Language Development and Education: Children with Varying Language Experiences

✍ Scribed by Paula Menyuk, Maria Estela Brisk (auth.)

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 232
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

We now know much more about the process of language development in all children, and also much more about variations in the process due to multi-cultural and multi-linguistic backgrounds, and developmental anomalies. The book describes both the remarkable changes in language knowledge and use that occur from infancy through high school, and also the differences in the process due to variations in experience. What has been found to be good educational practice during each of these stages is discussed, emphasising that among other things, good practice involves awareness of, and planning for, diversity in the abilities of children.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Language Development in Infancy: Ages 0–3....Pages 1-20
Infant Language Education....Pages 21-37
Language Development in Early Childhood — The Pre-school Years: Ages 3–5....Pages 38-57
Pre-School Language Education....Pages 58-78
Language Development in Early Childhood — The Primary School Years: Ages 6–9....Pages 79-101
Early Childhood Language Education: The Primary School Years....Pages 102-117
Language Development in Middle Childhood: Ages 9–13....Pages 118-141
Language Education in Middle Childhood....Pages 142-156
Language Development in Adolescence — The High School Years (Ages 13–18)....Pages 157-178
Language Education in the High School Years....Pages 179-196
Trends in Development and Educational Themes....Pages 197-207
Back Matter....Pages 208-220

✦ Subjects

Multilingualism; Administration, Organization and Leadership; Psycholinguistics; Applied Linguistics; Language Teaching; Language Education