Language Development: Monolingual and Bilingual Acquistion
Language: English
Published by Pearson, 2008
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- Title
- Language Development: Monolingual and Bilingual Acquistion
- Author
- Alejandro E. Brice; Roanne Brice
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0131700510
- ISBN 13
- 9780131700512
- Item weight
- 1.45 pounds
Written by a team of speech-language pathologists with a plethora of experience in both the school and university setting, this new text for language development addresses the topic of language acquisition among monolingual and bilingual populations, teaches that all children and students develop and learn language differently and at different paces, and will stimulate readers’ overall understanding of the complex nature of language development. The text covers language acquisition issues for infants, pre-school, school age, and adolescent language populations. Every chapter incorporates classroom strategies, numerous case studies, instructional strategies, and reflection questions among its features and content. Divided into three main sections: 1). Language Foundations and Development of Language; 2). Content Subject Development; and 3.) Home and School Language Programs, the text also discusses information on the different components of language including: phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics. A helpful resource for general education classroom teachers, special education teachers, speech-language pathologists, counselors, school psychologists, school administrators and parents alike, the authors prepare their readers to make a positive impact onall students’ academic success and their lives.
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Written by a team of speech-language pathologists with a plethora of experience in both the school and university setting, this new text for language development addresses the topic of language acquisition among monolingual and bilingual populations, teaches that all children and students develop and learn language differently and at different paces, and will stimulate readers’ overall understanding of the complex nature of language development. Discussion includes language foundations and development of Language; content subject development; home and school language programs, and the different components of language including: phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics. A helpful resource for general education classroom teachers, special education teachers, speech-language pathologists, counselors, school psychologists, school administrators and parents alike, the authors prepare their readers to make a positive impact onall students’ academic success and their lives.
Special features include:
- This book addresses the topics of language acquisition among monolingual and bilingual populations. It makes use of real classroom strategies along with the use of numerous case studies per chapter, which will be helpful to classroom teachers as well as speech-language pathologists and special education teachers.
- Covers language acquisition issues from birth through age 21.
- An outline of each chapter - gives students a framework to follow the contents of each chapter.
- Two or three Case Study Perspectives in each chapter - gives students practical and real-life examples illustrating various language development principles.
- Instructional Strategiesin each chapter - gives students applied and tested language development learning strategies.
- Reflection Questions and highlighted key terms in each chapter - provides students with an opportunity for critical thinking and an overview of professional vocabulary that is a prerequisite for each chapter.
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