Editors:
- Presents a comprehensive collection of research on literacy development in both monolinguals and bilinguals
- Fills a wide gap in the literature of different orthographies
- Presents cutting edge evidence-based research
- Covers literacy development across cultures and languages
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Literacy Studies (LITS, volume 2)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Literacy Development
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Promoting Literacy at Home and in School
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Bilingualism -- Acquiring a Second Spoken and Written Language
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Teaching and Learning
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About this book
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 ofresearchers and educators involved in cognitive psychology, language education, early childhood education and linguistics.
Editors and Affiliations
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Constantiner School of Education, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Dorit Aram
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School of Education, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Ofra Korat
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Literacy Development and Enhancement Across Orthographies and Cultures
Editors: Dorit Aram, Ofra Korat
Series Title: Literacy Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0834-6
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-0833-9Published: 17 December 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-2534-2Published: 03 May 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-0834-6Published: 04 December 2009
Series ISSN: 2214-000X
Series E-ISSN: 2214-0018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 230
Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations
Topics: Literacy, Sociolinguistics