Comprehending Oral and Written Language / Edition 1

by Rosalind Horowitz (Editor), S. Jay Samuels (Editor)

Overview

Written by respected researchers in their field, this book is about the skills beyond basic word recognition that are necessary for the processing and comprehension of spoken and written language. The major topics presented are as follows: language and text analysis; cognitive processing and comprehension; development of literacy; literacy and schooling; and, factors influencing listening and reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780123561107
Publisher:	Brill Academic Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/10/1987
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	1.13(w) x 6.00(h) x 9.00(d)

Table of Contents

R. Horowitz and S.J. Samuels, Comprehending Oral and Written Language: Critical Contrasts for Literacy and Schooling

The Language of Spoken and Written Discourse.
M.A.K. Halliday, Spoken and Written Modes of Meaning
W. Chafe and J. Danielewicz, Properties of Spoken and Written Language

Processing Strategies: Rhetorical, Social-Situational, and Contextual Constraints.
R. Horowitz, Rhetorical Structure in Discourse Processing
T.A. van Dijk, Episodic Models in Discourse Processing
M. Nystrand, The Role of Context in Written Communication

Processing Strategies: Perceptual and Cognitive Demands in Listening and Reading
D.J. Townsend, C. Carrithers, and T.G. Bever, Listening and Reading Processes in College- and Middle-School*b1Age Readers
P.A. Schreiber, Prosody and Structure in Children's Syntactic Processing
J.H. Danks and L.J. End, Processing Strategies for Reading and Listening
S.J. Samuels, Factors That Influence Listening and Reading Comprehension

The Acquisition of Literacy and Schooling
R.P.M. Watson and D.R. Olson, From Meaning to Definition: A Literate Bias on the Structure of Word Meaning
C.A. Perfetti, Language, Speech, and Print: Some Asymmetries in the Acquisition of Literacy
S. Stotsky, A Comparison of the Two Theories about Development in Written Language: Implications for Pedagogy and Research

Each chapter includes references
Index.