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Teaching Children to Write
In his latest book, Daniel Meier highlights the critical importance of integrating content and mechanics for successful and engaged writing at the K–4 level. Featuring the teaching philosophies and strategies of seven exemplary teachers, and a discussion of relevant research and theory, Meier provides a fresh, practical, and much-needed perspective on making writing meaningful and effective in the current standards-based era. Written by an experienced teacher and researcher, this book will be of interest to both new and veteran teachers, As well as curriculum coordinators, literacy coaches, and researchers on writing.
The Palgrave Biographical Encyclopedia of Psychology in Latin America
This biographical encyclopedia will provide the first comprehensive reference work on leading scholars and professionals who have contributed to the development and institutionalization of psychology in Latin America. The figures biographed will include scholars who have made a significant theoretical contribution to the discipline, as well as, practitioners and those who have contributed to the institutionalization of psychology, through their work in scientific organisations, professional bodies and publications. All persons included are recognized authorities and either natives of, or long-term residents in the region. It will offer an invaluable reference point, in particular for scholars of the history of psychology, Latin American studies, the history of science, and global psychology; as well as for historians, psychologists and social scientists seeking international perspectives on the development of the discipline.
Nuevas perspectivas sobre los procesos de lectura y escritura
El presente conjunto de ensayos ofrece una perspectiva interdisciplinaria: psicólogos, psicoling ̧istas, antropólogos y ling ̧istas opinan sobre procesos de aprendizaje y prácticas sociales, para llegar a la conclusión de que la adquisición de la lengua escrita no se reduce a destrezas perceptivo-motoras, sino que intervienen la competencia ling ̧ística y cognitiva del sujeto como factores determinantes.
Towards a Rhetoric of Everyday Life
Rhetoric has traditionally studied acts of persuasion in the affairs of government and men, but this work investigates the language of other, non-traditional rhetors, including immigrants, women, urban children and others who have long been on the margins of civic life and political forums.
Writing Development
This volume presents a selection of papers presented at a series of three workshops organized by the Network "Written Language and Literacy" as launched by the European Science Foundation. The main topics making up "Writing Development" are: (1) "Writing and literacy acquisition: Links between speech and writing," with contributions by David R. Olson, Claire Blanche-Benveniste, Emilia Ferreiro, Ruth Berman, Liliana Tolchinsky & Ana Teberosky; (2) "Writing and reading in time and culture," with contributions by Collette Sirat, Francoise Desbordes, Harmut Gunther, Peter Koch, & Jean Hebrard: (3) "Written language competence in monolingual and bilingual contexts," with contributions by Michel Fayol & Serge Mouchon, Georges Ludi, & Ludo Verhoeven; (4) "Writing systems, brain structures and languages: A neurolinguistic view," with contributions by Giuseppe Cossu, Heinz Wimmer & Uta Frith, & Brian Butterworth. The volume heads off with an extensive introduction "Studying writing and writing acquisition today: A multidisciplinary view."
The Social Condition of Deaf People
This book is about the social condition of Deaf people, told through a Deaf woman’s autobiography and a series of essays investigating how hearing societies relate to Deaf people. Michel Foucault described the powerful one as the beholder who is not seen. This is why a Deaf woman’s perspective is important: Minorities that we don’t even suspect we have power over observe us in turn. Majorities exert power over minorities by influencing the environment and institutions that simplify or hinder lives: language, mindsets, representations, norms, the use of professional power. Based on data collected by Eurostat, this volume provides the first discussion of statistics on the condition of De...
Written and Spoken Language Development across the Lifespan
This multidisciplinary volume offers insights on oral and written language development and how it takes place in literate societies. The volume covers topics from early to late language development, its interaction with literacy practices, including several languages, monolingual and multilingual contexts, different scripts, as well as typical and atypical development. Inspired by the work of Liliana Tolchinsky, a leading expert in language and literacy development, a group of internationally renowned scholars offers a state-of-the-art overview of current thinking in language development in literate societies in its broadest sense. Contributors offer a personal tribute to Liliana Tolchinsky in the opening section.
