Language Awareness and Learning to Read - Editors - John Downing and Renate Valtin

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Language Awareness and Learning to Read presents an integrative collection that brings together key authors in the areas of metacognition and metalinguistics as they were rapidly adopted in education. The book addresses the confusion caused by overlapping theoretical approaches and differing terminology, offering a coordinated response among contributors. It is designed for university and college teachers and graduate students studying language development and reading, with particular value for graduate seminars emphasizing critical thinking, discussion, and interdisciplinary exchange across psychology, linguistics, and education.

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# Springer Series inLanguage and Communication 17 LanguageAwareness and Learningto ReadEditors John DowningRenate Valtin Springer-Verlag New York Berlin Heidelberg Tokyo a311880101732726 # UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH The Library LE 1050.22 L36 LANGUAGE A WARENESS AND LEARNI NG TC REAC /EDITEDBY JOHN DOwNING AND RENATEVALTIN。 Date due | 860106 | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 85 1218! | | | | | 90 0120 | | | | | 900123 | | | | | 022 | | | | | 02
O | | | | | 与6 | | | | | 91 05-07 | | | | | 621109 | | | | | 03 | | | | | 960221 | | | | | 102 77 | | | | | 961113 | | | | | 961113 | | | | | | | | | WITHDRAWN Editor:W.J.M.Levelt Volume 1Developing GrammarsBy W.Klein and N.Dittmar Volume 2The Child's Conception of Language 2nd PrintingEditors:A.Sinclair,R.J.Jarvella,and W.J.M.Levelt Volume 3The Logic of Language Development in Early ChildhoodBy M.Miller Volume 4Inferring from LanguageBy L.G.M.Noordman Volume 5Retrieval from Semantic MemoryBy W.Noordman-Vonk Volume 6Semantics from Different Points of ViewEditors:R.Bäuerle,U.Egli,A.von Stechow Volume 7Lectures on Language Performanceby Ch.E.Osgood Volume 8Speech Act ClassificationBy Th.Ballmer and W.Brennenstuhl Volume 9The Development of Metalinguistic Abilities in ChildrenBy D.T.Hakes Volume 10Modelling Language BehaviorBy R.Narasimhan Volume 11Language in Primates:Perspectives and ImplicationsEditors:J.de Luce and H.T.Wilder Volume 12Concept Development and the Development of Word MeaningEditors:Th.B.Seiler and W.Wannenmacher Volume 13The Sun is Feminine A Study on Language Acquisition in Bilingual ChildrenBy T.Taeschner Volume 14 Prosody:Models and Measurements Editors:A.Cutler and R.D.Ladd Volume 15 Language Awareness in ChildrenBy D.L.Herriman (continued after Index) Language Awareness andLearning to Read Edited byJohn Downing and Renate Valtin John Downing Department of Psychological Foundations in EducationUniversity of Victoria Victoria,British Columbia,V8W 2Y2Canada Renate Valtin Central Institute for Education Science and Curriculum DevelopmentFreie Universität1000 Berlin 33Federal Republic of Germany Series Editor Professor Dr.Willem J.Levelt Max-Planck-Projektgruppe für PsycholinguistikBerg en Dalseweg 79,Nijmegen,The Netherlands Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication DataMain entry under title: Language awareness and learning to read. (Springer series in language and communication;17)Includes bibliographies and index. I.Reading-Addresses,essays,lectures.2.Children-Language-Addresses,essays,lectures.I.Downing, John A.II.Valtin,Renate.III.Series:Springerseries in language and communication;v.17.LB1050.22.L361984372.483-12464 With 13 Figures ◎ 1984 by Springer-Verlag New York,Inc. All rights reserved.No part of this book may be translated or reproduced in anyform without written permission from Springer-Verlag,175 Fifth Avenue,NewYork,New York 10010,U.S.A. The use of general descriptive names,trade names,trademarks,etc.,in this publi-cation,even if the former are not especially identified,is not to be taken as asign that such names,as understood by the Trade Marks and Merchandise MarksAct,may accordingly be used freely by anyone. Typeset by Publishers Service,Bozeman,Montana. Printed and bound by R.R.Donnelley &Sons,Harrisonburg,Virginia.Printed in the United States of America. 987654321 ISBN 0-387-90890-0 ISBN 3-540-90890-0 Springer-Verlag New York Berlin Heidelberg Tokyo Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York Tokyo THE LIBRARYUNIVERSITY OF GUELPH ## Preface During the 1970s there was a rapid increase in interest in metacognition andmetalinguistics.The impetus came from linguistics,psychology,and psycho-linguistics.But with rather unusual rapidity the work from these scientific dis-ciplines was taken over in education.This new direction in these various areasof academic stu

FAQs

What motivated the field covered in the book during the 1970s?

Interest grew rapidly in metacognition and metalinguistics, driven by linguistics, psychology, and psycho-linguistics, then carried into education.

Why was it difficult to reach a consensus in this area?

Independent investigators used varying terminology, and their theoretical emphases sometimes overlapped, making agreement harder.

Who is the book intended for and how is it meant to be used in seminars?

The book targets university and college teachers and graduate students in language development, especially reading, and is designed for graduate-level seminars that sharpen critical thinking on theory.

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