Children's books, brain development, and language acquisition

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-58332-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 379 g

Reihe: Explorations in Developmental Psychology

This book correlates English-speaking children’s brain development and acquisition of language with the linguistic input that comes from children’s books. Drawing from the most current research on the developing brain, the author demonstrates how language acquisition is exclusively interactive, and highlights the benefit that accrues when that interaction includes the exploratory language play found in early childhood literature. Through discussions of specific domains of grammar, the relation of these domains to children’s literature through scaffolding, and the resultant linguistic and cognitive advantages for the child, this volume offers an innovative approach to early brain maturation.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thiede, Ralf

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Figures Tables Introduction 1. Delightful Sounds: Phonetics to Phonology 2. Matching World to Mind: the Lexicon 3. Morphemes A-morphing 4. Morphosyntax and Semantics 5. Interfacing Language and Cognition 6. Becoming homo narrans 7. Entrainment through Story 8. The Language of Cooperation Conclusion Children’s books cited Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ralf Thiede is an associate professor of English at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA.