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Goswami, Usha; Bryant, Peter – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016
In this classic edition of their ground-breaking work, Usha Goswami and Peter Bryant revisit their influential theory about how phonological skills support the development of literacy. The book describes three causal factors which can account for children's reading and spelling development: (1) pre­school phonological knowledge of rhyme and…
Descriptors: Phonology, Language Skills, Reading, Spelling
Brunswick, Nicola, Ed.; McDougall, Sine, Ed.; de Mornay Davies, Paul, Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010
This book provides a unique and accessible account of current research on reading and dyslexia in different orthographies. While most research has been conducted in English, this text presents cross-language comparisons to provide insights into universal aspects of reading development and developmental dyslexia in alphabetic and non-alphabetic…
Descriptors: Reading Research, Reading, Dyslexia, Spelling
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Bennett, Ruth, Ed.; And Others – 1985
Part of a series of materials in Hupa and English, this speller was developed by adult Hupas studying their native language for use by elementary students also studying the Hupa language. The speller begins with a Hupa Unifon alphabet chart giving all of the symbols used to reproduce the most simple version of the sounds in the Hupa language.…
Descriptors: Alphabets, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages
Jones, Eliza, Comp. – 1992
The dictionary of the Central Koyukon Athabaskan dialect contains the most commonly used words in the language, and is designed for use in bilingual education programs in the elementary grades. A pronunciation guide distinguishes between and compares the three Koyukon dialects, and offers details of the orthography and phonology of all three. The…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Athapascan Languages, Elementary Education, English
Latham, R. G. – D. Appleton and Company, 1861
This English language textbook is divided into seven distinct parts: (1) General Ethnological Relations of the English Language; (2) History and Analysis of the English Language; (3) Sounds, Letters, Pronunciation, Spelling; (4) Etymology; (5) Syntax; (6) Prosody; and (7) Dialects of the English Language. It is intended for students attending…
Descriptors: Textbooks, English Instruction, Alphabets, Phonology
1979
This workbook provides practice, for children at the first grade level, in spelling 52 basic sight words and high-interest words which are found in primers and preprimers and relate to the child's immediate world. Throughout the workbook letter practice pages precede word practice pages. Special sentence pages that offer the child opportunities to…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Learning Activities, Letters (Alphabet), Primary Education
Birch, Barbara M. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2007
This book remains a comprehensive, myth-debunking examination of how L1 features (orthographic system, phonology, morphology) can influence English L2 reading at the "bottom" of the reading process. It provides a thorough but very accessible linguistic/psycholinguistic examination of the lowest levels of the reading process. It is both theoretical…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Reading Instruction
Jacobson, Steven A. – 1990
This guide is designed for St. Lawrence Islanders (Alaska) wishing to learn the Cyrillic system for writing the Yupik language as used in the Soviet Union. It presumes knowledge of the St. Lawrence Island writing system, and can be used independently or with the help of an instructor. The guide comprises 10 lessons, each of which contains writing…
Descriptors: Cyrillic Alphabet, English, Eskimo Aleut Languages, Foreign Countries
Leer, Jeff – 1990
This text for use in teaching Koniag Alutiiq, the Kodiak Island dialect of Alutiiq, contains 20 units on its phonology, morphology, and grammar. Each unit consists of 4 to 13 lessons. The alphabet used is one developed for the Kenai Peninsula dialect and adapted slightly for Koniag Alutiiq. The first unit focuses on phonological patterns and…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Alphabets, Folk Culture, Grammar
Papazian, Elaine; Ray, S. B. – 1983
This guide is designed for Hindi language training of Peace Corps workers in agriculture in India and reflects daily communication needs in that context. It consists of notes on Hindi phonology and pronunciation and a series of lessons on description, common phrases, and grammatical constructions. The 41 lessons are presented in four sections,…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Alphabets, Conversational Language Courses, Daily Living Skills