Literacy Development and Enhancement Across Orthographies and Cultures

ISBN-13: 9781461425342 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 230 str.

Dorit Aram; Ofra Korat

Opis

One key measure of a country's status in the world is the literacy of its people; at the same time, global migration has led to increased interest in bilingualism and foreign language learning as topics of research. Literacy Development and Enhancement Across Orthographies and Cultures reviews international studies of the role of literacy in child development, particularly how children learn their first written language and acquire a second written and spoken one. Comparisons and contrasts are analyzed across eight countries and 11 languages, including English, Spanish, Mandarin, Hebrew, Dutch, and Catalan.

Using qualitative and quantitative, established and experimental methods, contributors trace toddlers' development of print awareness, clear up common myths regarding parental involvement and non-involvement in their children's literacy, and suggest how the spelling of words can aid in the gaining of vocabulary. For added relevance to educators, the book includes chapters on early intervention for reading problems and the impact of pedagogical science on teaching literacy.

Highlights of the coverage:

• Letter name knowledge in early spelling development
• Early informal literacy experiences
• Environmental factors promoting literacy at home
• Reading books to young children: what it does-and doesn't do
• The role of orthography in literacy acquisition among monolingual and bilingual children
• Gaining literacy in a foreign language
• Instructional influences on literacy growth

Literacy Development and Enhancement Across Orthographies and Cultures adds significant depth and interest to the knowledge base and should inspire contributions from additional languages and orthographies. It belongs in the libraries of researchers and educators involved in cognitive psychology, language education, early childhood education and linguistics.

Spis treści

Part 1: Section 1. Literacy Development Chapter 1. It’s All in the Name. Anna C. Both-de Vries and Adriana G. Bus Chapter 2. Learning about Writing Begins Informally. Sarah Robins and Rebecca Treiman Chapter 3. The Role of Letter Name Knowledge in Early Spelling Development: Evidence from Brazilian Portuguese. Cláudia Cardoso-Martins and Marcela Fulanete Corrêa Chapter 4. An Eye for Print: Child and Adult Attention to Print during Shared Book Reading. Mary Ann Evans and Jean Saint-Aubin Chapter 5. The Role of Hebrew Letter Names in Early Literacy: The Case of Multi-Phonemic Acrophonic Names. Iris Levin Part 2: Promoting Literacy at Home and in School Chapter 6. The Early Childhood Project: A 5-Year Longitudinal Investigation of Children’s Literacy Development in Socio-cultural Context. Susan Sonnenschein, Linda Baker and Robert Serpell Chapter 7. Early Literacy at Home: General Environmental Factors and Specific Parents’ Input. Catherine McBride-Chang, Yvonne Y. Y. Chow and Xiuli Tong Chapter 8. Reading Books to Young Children: What It Does and Doesn't Do. Monique Sénéchal Chapter 9. The Making of Literate Families: Considerations of Context, Misconceptions, and Time. Linda Phillips Chapter 10. Spellings of Words: A Neglected Facilitator of Vocabulary Learning. Linnea C. Ehri and Julie Rosenthal Chapter 11. Instructional Influences on Literacy Growth: Interactions and Intervention. Frederick J. Morrison, Carol MacDonald Connor and AnnemarieHindman Part 3: Bilingualism -- Acquiring a Second Spoken and Written Language Chapter 12. Role of Orthography in Literacy Acquisition and Literacy Problems among Monolinguals and Bilinguals. Malatesha, R. Joshi Chapter 13. Becoming Literate in a Foreign Language. Liliana Tolchinsky Chapter 14. Rudiments of Inflectional Morphology Skills in Emergent English-Hebrew Biliterates. Esther Geva and Dana Shafman Chapter 15. Early Identification and Intervention to Prevent Reading Difficulties. Orly Lipka and Linda Siegel Part 4: Beyond Literacy Chapter 16. Whatever Happened to Pedagogical Theory? David Olson