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Title Precursors of functional literacy / edited by Ludo Verhoeven ; Carsten Elbro, Pieter Reitsma.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., [2002]
©2002

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 359 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Studies in written language and literacy ; v. 11
Studies in written language and literacy ; v. 11.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Precursors of Functional Literacy; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Functional literacy in a developmental perspective; Part 1 Roots of Phonological Awareness; The quality of phonological representations and phonological awareness: A causal link?; Precursors of phonemic awareness; The role of orthographic onset-rime units in Dutch beginning readers; Manifestations of phonological deficits in dyslexia: Evidence from Dutch Children; Metaphonological awareness in monolingual and bilingual kindergartners.
Summary The purpose of this volume is to present recent research in the field of the acquisition of functional literacy and its precursors. The volume aims to capture the state of the art in this rapidly expanding field. An attempt is made to clarify the vague and often inconsistent definitions of functional literacy from the perspective of development. Cognitive, linguistic, educational, and social factors of literacy development are all taken into account. The volume consists of three subsequent parts. The first part goes into phonological precursors of literacy development. In this part the focus i.
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Subject Language acquisition.
Language acquisition.
Literacy.
Literacy.
Language awareness in children.
Language awareness in children.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Verhoeven, Ludo Th.
Elbro, Carsten.
Reitsma, P. (Pieter)
Other Form: Print version: Precursors of functional literacy. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., ©2002 (DLC) 2002074691
ISBN 9789027296108 (electronic book)
9027296103 (electronic book)
9781588112286 (alkaline paper)
1588112284 (alkaline paper)
1588112284 (alkaline paper)