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“A must for any educator
who needs to understand
the significant link
between language and
achievement in schooling
contexts.”
—From the Foreword
by Eugene García,
Arizona State
University
Language Building Blocks
Essential Linguistics for Early Childhood Educators
Anita Pandey, professor of linguistics and coordinator of Professional
Communication, Department of English and Language Arts, Morgan
State University, Baltimore, Maryland
Foreword by Eugene García
“Informativo! Educators must know how to break down language,
how discourse mirrors culture, and how Spanish and other languages
promote success in core content areas.”
—Rossana Ramirez Boyd, president,
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
Language Building Blocks is an accessible resource that familiarizes
early childhood professionals with linguistics, the scientific study
of language. Knowledge of linguistics will enable educators to
successfully teach young children core competencies, such as phonemic
awareness, reading, math, health literacy, and intercultural
awareness. The online Resource Guide provides hands-on activities
and contributions by top scholars in the field. This resource shows
teachers how to systematically empower and include all children.
Nov 2012/224 pp./PB, $29.95/5355-2/HC, $62/5356-9
Early Childhood Education Series
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“This book is the oracle
on accelerating language
development for students
who have lacked the
experiences needed to
build the critical language
repertoire required
for deep reading and
academic achievement.”
—Yvette Jackson, CEO,
National Urban
Alliance for Effective
Education
A Think-Aloud and Talk-Aloud Approach
to Building Language
Overcoming Disability, Delay, and Deficiency
Reuven Feuerstein, founder and director, The Feuerstein Institute
(formerly ICELP) and Professor of Psychology, Bar Ilan University’s
School of Education (Ramat Gan, Israel), Louis H. Falik, emeritus professor
of Counseling, San Francisco State University, and senior scholar,
The Feuerstein Institute, Refael S. Feuerstein, deputy chairman of
The Feuerstein Institute, and Krisztina Bohács, lectures at Juhasz
Gyula Teachers Training College and the University of Szeged, and head
of the Foundation for Mediated Learning in Budapest, Hungary
Foreword by Yvette Jackson
“The authors present an application of mediated learning
experience (MLE) to the development of language in young
children, particularly those who experience delays or deficiencies
in receptive and expressive skills.”
—Patricia Edwards, 2010–2011 president,
International Reading Association (IRA)
“From his vantage point as a pioneer in cognitive theory and practice,
Reuven Feuerstein provides this text for guiding the language
development of children and youth who most need assistance.”
—Donna Wilson, educational and school psychologist
Based on neuroscience and their own innovative work, the authors
provide the rationale and a step-by-step process for using intentional
self-talk and think-aloud methods to improve both language
and cognitive development in normal and language-delayed children,
as well as in older individuals with disabilities.
Dec 2012/160 pp./PB, $29.95/5393-4/HC, $64/5410-8
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