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Grigorenko, Elena L., Ed.; Naples, Adam J., Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2007
As the first title in the new series, "New Directions in Communication Disorders Research: Integrative Approaches", this volume discusses a unique phenomenon in cognitive science, single-word reading, which is an essential element in successful reading competence. Single-word reading is an interdisciplinary area of research that incorporates…
Descriptors: Expertise, Feedback (Response), Spelling, Morphology (Languages)
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Coquin-Viennot, Daniele; Coirier, Pierre – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1992
Reports on a study of written protocols by 147 children, ages 7-14. Comparisons were made between those who were asked to debate an issue (formal discourse) and those who were asked to defend an opinion (natural discourse). Finds that older children were able to use different structures for argumentation and write longer arguments. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Code Switching (Language), Cohesion (Written Composition), Discourse Analysis
Hurst, Marietta; And Others – 1983
A program to be used by teachers working with children at the stage of emergent writing, generally kindergarten and grades 1 and 2, and based on recognition of young children's development, is outlined. The project operates on the premise that children can independently learn to write by writing if they are immersed in the appropriate social and…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Child Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Developmental Stages