The Big Beasts of English Grammar: an Exploration of Form and Function in Conversations
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The Routledge Handbook of Language in the Workplace
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Language and Literacy Development, Second Edition: What Educators Need to Know
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This established text--now revised and updated--reveals how spoken language skills are acquired and how they affect children's later reading and writing achievement. With a unique focus on the needs of educators, the book examines the foundations of language in the developing brain. It explores the relationship of language processes to core literacy skills and probes the impact of motivational and sociocultural factors on children's learning. Implications of developmental knowledge for classroom instruction are highlighted, and effective practices reviewed. Revealing vignettes, clear explanations of research, and lists of "main ideas" enhance the text's accessibility for preservice teachers. New to This Edition *Chapter on emergent literacy and the predictors of reading success. *Incorporates the latest research, including findings from key longitudinal studies. *Increased attention to English learners, low-income children, and children with disabilities. *Updated and expanded topics, including usage-based theories of language acquisition, morphological knowledge in vocabulary and comprehension, phonological processing skills, and writing development.
Metaphor and corpus linguistics : building and investigating an English as a medium of instruction corpus
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The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking in Higher Education
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Welcome to our guide on literacy education. Click on the links below to browse books that deal with the following key comprehension strategies.
| Predicting | Clarifying |
| Visualising | Determining importance |
| Inferring | |
| Questioning | Synthesising |
In: Courtney, Ann; Gleeson, Martin. Building bridges of understanding: theory and actual classroom practices in multiples comprehension strategy instruction. Limerick: Mary Immaculate College, Curriculum Development Unit.
You can use the library catalogue 'Search All' to find library materials. Enter a title, author or some keywords in the search bar below to begin.
| Shelfmark | Subject |
|---|---|
| 372.4 | Reading |
| 372..42 | Reading motivation |
| 372.43 | Remedial reading |
| 372.44 | Vocabulary development |
| 372.45 | Reading-skill strategies |
| 372.46 | Word-attack strategies |
| 372.47 | Reading comprehension strategies |
| 372.48 | Evaluation of reading skills |
| 372.6 | Language arts |
| 372.6049 | Language - early childhood |
| 372.61 | Grammar |
| 372.63 | Spelling and handwriting |
| 372.64 | Literature appreciation |
| 372.69 | Listening |
| 400 | Language |
| 410 | Lingusitics |
Books are arranged by subject using the Dewey Classification System. Each book is assigned a shelfmark number which is a series of numbers followed by letters. The number identifies the subject and the longer the number the more specific the subject is. This number can be found on the spine of the book.
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