Foundation of Literacy - The Child''s Acquisition of the Alphabetic Principle

About the author

University of New England, Australia.

Summary

This monograph brings together important research that the author and his colleagues at the University of New England have been conducting into the early stages of reading development, and makes a valuable contribution to the debate about literacy education. It should appeal to a broad audience since it is written in an entertaining and accessible style, with chapter summaries, and where appropriate short tutorials in relevant topics, in particular Learnability Theory (Chapter 1), levels of language structure (Chapter 2) and writing systems (Chapter 2).
It will be of interest to experimental psychologists concerned with the reading process, developmental psychologists interested in cognitive growth, educational psychologists interested in the application of experimental methods in the classroom situation, and teachers and teacher educators.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Byrne, Byrne Brian
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.06.2015
• EAN: 9781138877290
• ISBN: 978-1-138-87729-0
• Series: Essays in Developmental Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General, Educational psychology, Child & developmental psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics