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The Adolescent Brain: Learning, Reasoning, and Decision Making
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Reyna, Valerie F., Ed.; Chapman, Sandra B., Ed.; Dougherty, Michael R., Ed.; Confrey, Jere, Ed. – APA Books, 2011
The period from adolescence through young adulthood is one of great promise and vulnerability. As teenagers approach maturity, they must develop and apply the skills and habits necessary to navigate adulthood and compete in an ever more technological and globalized world. But as parents and researchers have long known, there is a crucial dichotomy…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Young Adults, Brain, Learning
Single-Word Reading: Behavioral and Biological Perspectives. New Directions in Communication Disorders Research
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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)
Learning through Interaction. The Study of Language Development.
Wells, Gordon, Ed. – 1981
This volume reports on several aspects of the Bristol (England) study of language development in pre-school children. The study was comprised of two overlapping investigations: the first covering the range from 15 to 42 months and the second, the range from 39 to 66 months. The introductory chapter gives an overview, and provides a statement of…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Comprehension
Word Meaning in Human Development.
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Schweinhart, Lawrence J. – 1974
This paper reviews the psychological theories and research which deal with the meaning of words in the course of human psychological development. The three major premises of the review are: (1) that word meaning is conducive to empirical study, (2) that rules can be produced that apply to most word meanings, and (3) that human development has…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Theories
Speech to Print: Language Essentials for Teachers.
Moats, Louisa Cook – 2000
This book argues that elementary school teachers should study language, because knowledge of language is the foundation for teaching children to read explicitly and systematically. The book is written in nontechnical, accessible language and seeks to help the reader to understand the organization of written and spoken English, discover the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education
Papers in Applied Linguistics. The Edinburgh Course in Applied Linguistics, Vol. 2.
Allen, J.P.B., Ed.; Corder, S. Pit, Ed. – 1975
This volume is a collection of articles on various aspects of applied linguistics as it relates to language teaching. Chapter 1, by S. Pit Corder, entitled "Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching," gives a short, general survey of applied linguistics in language teaching. Chapters 2-5 give an account of the main concepts in what is now called…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Grammar