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Learning to be literate : the development of spoken and written language / Alison Garton and Chris Pratt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Garton, Alison, 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language acquisition.
- Literacy.
- Written communication--Study and teaching.
- Written communication.
- Children--Language.
- Children.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 300 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 1998.
- Summary:
- The second edition of this successful work describes and explains the development of children's spoken and written language--from infancy to around eight years of age--based on both classical and recent research. The authors emphasize the importance of early experiences with language in relation to later developments of literacy, highlighting the connections between learning to talk and learning to read and write. .
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [268]-290) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0631193170
- OCLC:
- 37748606
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