Learning to Talk
The many contexts of children's language development
1st Edition
Published on 28. April 2021
160 pages
978-1-5297-3006-7 (ISBN)
Description
There is a pressing need for new teachers to understand the wider context of language development and to know how best to support children in learning to talk.
This accessible text introduces you to the numerous contexts of language development. It helps you understand the many ways in which children acquire language skills. Importantly, it provides a breadth of learning about language not offered by other texts exploring typical language development, atypical language development and learning more than one language. The book also explores the current literature and research on language development for primary aged children, supporting trainee teachers with their academic study.
This accessible text introduces you to the numerous contexts of language development. It helps you understand the many ways in which children acquire language skills. Importantly, it provides a breadth of learning about language not offered by other texts exploring typical language development, atypical language development and learning more than one language. The book also explores the current literature and research on language development for primary aged children, supporting trainee teachers with their academic study.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sage Publications Ltd (Digital)
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-5297-3006-7 (9781529730067)
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Person
Dr Gee Macrory is a former teacher and advisory teacher and Principal Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University. She has extensive experience of teacher education in the field of primary and secondary modern foreign languages, bilingualism and early language development.
Content
Part I - introductory concepts
Chapter 1: Learning to talk: how do they do it?
Chapter 2: Talking about talk
Part II - typical language development
Chapter 3: Early monolingual language development - 0-5
Chapter 4: Later language development - 5-11
Part III - learning more than one language
Chapter 5: The bilingual child: simultaneous bilingualism
Chapter 6: The bilingual child: consecutive bilingualism
Part IV - atypical language development
Chapter 7: Atypical language development- sensory, cognitive and social impairments
Chapter 8: Developmental language disorder
Chapter 1: Learning to talk: how do they do it?
Chapter 2: Talking about talk
Part II - typical language development
Chapter 3: Early monolingual language development - 0-5
Chapter 4: Later language development - 5-11
Part III - learning more than one language
Chapter 5: The bilingual child: simultaneous bilingualism
Chapter 6: The bilingual child: consecutive bilingualism
Part IV - atypical language development
Chapter 7: Atypical language development- sensory, cognitive and social impairments
Chapter 8: Developmental language disorder
