Learning Their Language

First published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Takac (U. of Osijek, Croatia) examines the linguistic and psychological aspects underlying the phenomenon of vocabulary learning strategies. While rooted in the cognitive theory of learning, the study

Adorable animals help young children master key early language skills.Perfect for prek-k teachers, day care and nursery school providers and parents preparing for school readiness.Rhymes, songs, illus

This wipe-clean phonics book combines curriculum-based language-arts-skills practice with puzzles, humor, and playful art. The convenient, reusable format is designed to make learning phonics exciting

This kindergarten phonics and spelling workbook combines curriculum-based language arts skills practice with puzzles, humor, and playful art in a lightweight, single-subject format designed to make learning phonics and spelling rewarding and funPhonics and spelling skills are important building blocks for reading success, and Highlights brings “Fun with a Purpose” to this essential learning activity with this forty-eight-page, full-color activity-based workbook with included achievement certificate. Created with education experts, this book covers consonant blends, rhyming words, vowel sounds, spelling patterns, and more―all designed to help kids improve reading and writing skills and build confidence in the classroom. Hidden Pictures puzzles, mazes, and other fun activities help reinforce the learning and add to the fun.

This colourful, sturdy board book features wipe-clean pages and a marker so that preschoolers can practise writing their letters and solve age-appropriate Hidden Pictures puzzles, mazes and other fun

This colourful, sturdy board book features wipe-clean pages and a marker so preschoolers can practise writing their numbers 0 to 10 and solve age-appropriate Hidden Pictures puzzles, mazes and other f

Sociocultural research has long recognized the necessity of sustained interpersonal interaction for language development. However, less is known about the underlying relationships that promote languag

The contributions to this special issue were selected from a wealth of studies presented at the first Workshop on Infant Language Development held in Europe (Donostia, Spain) including keynote talks b

Written at a level accessible to graduate students, practicing speech-language pathologists, and special educators working in a clinical context, this work surveys recent research in cognitive science

Currents in Language Learning provides programmatic state-of-the-art overviews of current issues in the language sciences and their applications in first, second, and bi/multilingual language acquisit

Transformative learning has been widely used in the field of adult education for over twenty years, but until recently has received little attention in the field of world languages. Drawing on best practices and the research of distinguished international world language experts, this volume provides theoretical and classroom-tested models of transformative education in world languages at major university, state and governmental programs. Chapters outline theoretical frameworks and detail successful models from cutting-edge programs in a wide range of languages, with plenty of examples included to make the theory accessible to readers not yet familiar with the concepts. Classroom teachers, program administrators and faculty developers at every level of instruction will find support for their courses. With its innovative approach to the teaching and learning of languages, this volume is a seminal text in transformative language learning that will stimulate discussions and innovation in t

Transformative learning has been widely used in the field of adult education for over twenty years, but until recently has received little attention in the field of world languages. Drawing on best practices and the research of distinguished international world language experts, this volume provides theoretical and classroom-tested models of transformative education in world languages at major university, state and governmental programs. Chapters outline theoretical frameworks and detail successful models from cutting-edge programs in a wide range of languages, with plenty of examples included to make the theory accessible to readers not yet familiar with the concepts. Classroom teachers, program administrators and faculty developers at every level of instruction will find support for their courses. With its innovative approach to the teaching and learning of languages, this volume is a seminal text in transformative language learning that will stimulate discussions and innovation in t