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Rogers, Sinclair, Ed. – 1975
Although the study of the acquisition of a first language has been split by a controversy between the "innatists" and the "behaviorists," neither group has given enough consideration to the relationship between language development and the other developments of the child (social, cognitive, and perceptual). This collection of readings links the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages
Rogers, Sinclair, Ed. – 1976
The five essays in this collection examine the ways in which language functions in the lives of children, particularly in contexts outside the classroom. The first essay attempts to relate the actual language of children and adolescents to the rather different language characteristic of teachers and schools. The second essay examines the language…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Language, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
MacDonald, James D. – 1989
Focusing on the preconversational child who has yet to develop a stable or generalized habit of spontaneous conversation, this book presents ECO (Ecological Communication Model), a new intervention model for social and communicative development of developmentally delayed children. The model is based on two perspectives: the literature on the…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills
Lally, J. Ronald, Ed.; Mangione, Peter L., Ed.; Greenwald, Deborah, Ed. – WestEd, 2006
Leading experts in infant/toddler development have contributed succinct essays drawn from research, theory, clinical case studies, and carefully documented practice. Each essay represents current thinking in the field of infant/toddler development and care. Individually and as a collection, the essays provide a springboard for reflection,…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Young Children, Child Development
Fantini, Alvino E. – 1985
An ongoing longitudinal study, 15 years old at the time of publication, is reported. It is a sociolinguistic, developmental study of the acquisition of two languages, Spanish and English, by a boy from birth, with data drawn from direct observation and occasional tape recordings of speech. An introductory chapter outlines the objectives and method…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, Child Language, Children