| Description |
1 online resource (414 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Language and thinking : how do language and thinking differ? -- pt. 2. English language functions -- pt. 3. Language : how do we assess and intervene? -- pt. 4. Educational applications of language function : how do we apply this knowledge about language to the classroom? |
| Summary |
Literacy teaching tends to take a structural approach to language, focusing on auditory products or skills such as sounds, morphemes, words, sentences, and vocabulary. However, new research suggests that the majority of English speakers actually think and learn in visual concepts, and that there is a cultural and linguistic mismatch between auditory teaching methods and the way students think and learn. This has important implications for all educators including those who work with students with neurogenic disabilities, such as autism spectrum disorders and ADHD. In her new book, Dr. Ellyn Luc. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Language acquisition.
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Language acquisition. |
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Literacy.
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Literacy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Arwood, Ellyn Lucas. Language function. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010 (DLC) 2010025677 |
| ISBN |
9780857004314 (electronic book) |
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085700431X (electronic book) |
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9781849058001 (alkaline paper) |
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