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Author McLeod, Sharynne.

Title Introduction to speech, language and literacy / edited by Sharynne McLeod, Jane McCormack
Published South Melbourne, VIC : Oxford University Press, 2015
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Description xxviii, 628 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents Contents note continued: Acquisition and milestones -- Use and analysis -- Factors influencing acquisition and use -- Difficulties related to the interaction between speech, language and literacy -- Strategies for supporting acquisition and use -- Summary -- Look and learn: video activities -- Critical reflections -- Further reading about speech, language and literacy -- References -- Appendix: Video Case Study Transcripts -- Video 1 Dympna (aged 2) and Pascal (aged 4) playing a game -- Video 2 Dympna (aged 2) and Pascal (aged 4) looking through a book -- Video 3 Sadie and Ailish (aged 5) talking about a picture -- Video 4 Sadie and Ailish (aged 5) drawing a picture -- Video 5 Alexa (aged 6) and Amir (aged 7) reading a story with their teacher -- Video 6 Isla (aged 7) writing a story -- Video 7 Isla (aged 7) reading her story -- Video 8 Ashley and Alex (university students) conversing -- Video 9 Patricia (retired) recalling her work as a teacher --
Contents note continued: Definitions of literacy, literacies and writing -- Writing in context: case studies -- Theoretical models -- Acquisition and milestones -- Use and analysis -- Factors influencing acquisition and use -- Difficulties with learning to write -- Strategies for supporting acquisition and use -- Summary -- Look and learn: video activities -- Critical reflections -- Further reading about writing -- References -- pt. 5 FOUNDATIONS FOR SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY -- ch. 11 Cognitive Basis For Speech, Language And Literacy / Lyndsey Nickels -- Objectives -- Definition of cognition -- Cognition in context: case study -- Theoretical model: modularity -- Theoretical model: auditory processing -- Use and analysis: auditory processing -- Strategies for supporting auditory processing -- Theoretical model: working memory -- Difficulties with working memory -- Use and analysis: working memory -- Strategies for supporting working memory -- Summary --
Contents note continued: Discourse and pragmatics in context: case studies -- Theoretical models -- Acquisition and milestones -- Use and analysis -- Factors influencing acquisition and use -- Difficulties with discourse and pragmatics -- Strategies for supporting acquisition and use -- Summary -- Look and learn: video activities -- Critical reflections -- Further reading about discourse and pragmatics -- References -- pt. 4 LITERACY -- ch. 9 Reading / Sarah H. McDonagh -- Objectives -- Definition of reading -- Reading in context: case studies -- Theoretical models -- Acquisition and milestones -- Use and analysis -- Factors influencing acquisition and use -- Difficulties with reading -- Strategies for supporting acquisition and use -- Phonological awareness instruction -- Summary -- Look and learn: video activities -- Critical reflections -- Further reading about reading -- References -- ch. 10 Writing / Janet Scull -- Objectives --
Contents note continued: Language variation within an individual -- The role of environment in theories of communication development -- Analysing environments of communication -- Challenges and opportunities of linguistic diversity -- Strategies for supporting acquisition and use -- Summary -- Look and learn: video activities -- Critical reflections -- Further reading about environments of speech, language and literacy -- References -- pt. 2 SPEECH -- ch. 3 Phonetics / Sharynne McLeod -- Objectives -- Definition of phonetics -- Phonetics in context: case studies -- Theoretical models -- Acquisition and milestones -- Use and analysis -- Factors influencing acquisition and use -- Difficulties with producing speech sounds -- Strategies for supporting acquisition and use -- Summary -- Look and learn: video activities -- Critical reflections -- Further reading about phonetics -- References -- ch. 4 Phonology / Elise Baker -- Objectives -- Definition of phonology --
Contents note continued: Look and learn: video activity -- Critical reflections -- Further reading about cognition -- References -- ch. 12 Neurobiological Basis For Speech, Language and Literacy / Frederique J. Liegeois -- Objectives -- Definition of neurobiological basis of speech, language and literacy -- Neurobiology in context: case study -- Historical perspective on neurobiological basis of speech, language and literacy disorders -- Theoretical models -- Use and analysis -- Using MRI to understand difficulties with speech, language and literacy -- Summary -- Look and learn: video activity -- Critical reflections -- Further reading about the neurobiology of speech, language and literacy -- References -- pt. 6 SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY IN CONTEXT -- ch. 13 Interaction Between Speech, Language And Literacy / Suze Leitao -- Objectives -- Definitions of speech, language and literacy -- Speech, language and literacy in context: case studies -- Theoretical models --
Contents note continued: Morphology in context: case studies -- Theoretical models -- Acquisition and milestones -- Use and analysis -- Factors influencing acquisition and use -- Difficulties with acquisition of grammatical morphology -- Strategies for supporting acquisition and use -- Summary -- Look and learn: video activities -- Critical reflections -- Further reading about morphology -- References -- ch. 7 Syntax / Rosalind Thornton -- Objectives -- Definition of syntax -- Syntax in context: case study -- Theoretical models -- Acquisition of syntactic structures -- Use and analysis -- Factors influencing acquisition and use -- Difficulties with syntax -- Strategies for supporting acquisition and use -- Summary -- Look and learn: video activities -- Critical reflections -- Further reading about syntax and acquisition -- References -- ch. 8 Discourse And Pragmatics / Elizabeth Spencer -- Objectives -- Definitions of discourse and pragmatics --
Contents note continued: Phonology in context: case studies -- Theoretical models -- Acquisition and milestones -- Use and analysis -- Factors influencing acquisition and use -- Difficulties with phonology -- Strategies for supporting acquisition and use -- Online resources -- Summary -- Look and learn: video activities -- Critical reflections -- Further reading about phonology -- References -- pt. 3 LANGUAGE -- ch. 5 Semantics / Karla McGregor -- Objectives -- Definition of semantics -- Semantics in context: case study -- Theoretical models -- Acquisition and milestones -- Use and analysis -- Factors influencing acquisition and use -- Difficulties with semantics -- Strategies for supporting acquisition and use -- Additional resources for semantics to support acquisition -- Summary -- Look and learn: video activities -- Critical reflections -- Further reading about semantics -- References -- ch. 6 Morphology / Ekaterina Tomas -- Objectives -- Definition of morphology --
Contents note continued: Video 10 Patricia (retired) talking
Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Introduction -- ch. 1 What Are Speech, Language And Literacy? / Jane McCormack -- Objectives -- Definitions of speech, language and literacy -- Speech, language and literacy: a world view -- Australia's linguistic landscape -- New Zealand's linguistic landscape -- The role and importance of speech, Language and literacy in society -- The professions of education, speech pathology and linguistics -- How the rest of this book works -- Video case studies: children and adults who are profiled throughout this book -- Summary -- Look and Learn: video activities -- Critical reflections -- Further reading about speech, language and literacy -- References -- ch. 2 Sociocultural Environments Of Speech, Language And Literacy / Jane McCormack -- Objectives -- Definitions of environments of speech, language and Literacy -- Environments of speech, language and literacy in context: case studies -- Environment and language variation --
Summary This is written for Australian and New Zealand students studying education, speech pathology and linguistics; fields with a strong focus on communication. Within most chapters, Indigenous people and languages of Australia and New Zealand are included as well as people from other cultural and linguistic backgrounds
Analysis Australian
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Also issued online
Subject Cognition.
English language -- Variation -- Australia.
Language acquisition.
Sociolinguistics -- Australia.
Linguistics -- Textbooks.
Linguistics.
Literacy -- Study and teaching -- Australia.
Literacy.
Language and languages.
Speech -- Study and teaching -- Australia.
Speech.
Language Development.
Literacy.
Speech.
Genre/Form Textbooks.
Author McCormack, Jane, editor
McLeod, Sharynne, editor
LC no. 2015462754
ISBN 9780195527926 (paperback)