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Until about two decades ago, the study of writing systems and their
relationship to literacy acquisition was sparse and generally
modeled after studies of English language learners. This situation
is now changing. As the worldwide demand for literacy continues to
grow, researchers from different countries with different language
backgrounds have begun examining the connection between their
writing systems and literacy acquisition. This text, which derives
from a NATO sponsored conference on orthography and literacy,
brings together the research of 70 scholars from across the
world--the largest assemblage of such experts to date. Their
findings are grouped into three parts, as follows:
Part I, "Literacy Acquisition in Different Writing Systems,"
describes the relationship between orthography and literacy in
twenty-five orthographic systems. This section serves as a handy
reference source for understanding the orthographies of languages
as diverse as Arabic, Chinese, English, Icelandic, Kannada, and
Kishwahili.
Part II, "Literacy Acquisition From a Cross-Linguistic
Perspective," makes direct comparisons of literacy acquisition in
English and other orthographic systems. The overall conclusion that
emerges from these eight chapters is that the depth of an
orthographic system does influence literacy acquisition primarily
by slowing down the acquisition of reading skills. Even so, studies
show that dyslexic readers can be found across all orthographic
systems whether shallow or deep, which shows that dyslexia also has
internal cognitive and biological components.
Part III, "Literacy Acquisition: Instructional Perspectives,"
explores literacy acquisition from developmentaland instructional
perspectives and ends with a look into the future of literacy
research.
This "Handbook" is appropriate for scholars, researchers, and
graduate students in such diverse fields as cognitive psychology,
psycholinguistics, literacy education, English as a second
language, and communication disorders.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge Member of the Taylor and Francis Group
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2005 |
First published: |
September 2005 |
Editors: |
R.Malatesha Joshi
• P.G. Aaron
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 46mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
816 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8058-4652-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
General
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LSN: |
0-8058-4652-2 |
Barcode: |
9780805846522 |
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