Comprehending oral and written language

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.

Comprehending Oral and Written Language: Critical Contrasts for Literacy and SchoolingR. Horowitz and S.J. Samuels

The Language of Spoken and Written Discourse

Spoken and Written Modes of MeaningM.A.K. Halliday

Properties of Spoken and Written LanguageW. Chafe and J. Danielewicz

Processing Strategies: Rhetorical, Social-Situational, and Contextual Constraints

Rhetorical Structure in Discourse ProcessingR. Horowitz

Episodic Models in Discourse ProcessingT.A. van Dijk

The Role of Context in Written CommunicationM. Nystrand

Processing Strategies: Perceptual and Cognitive Demands in Listening and Reading

Listening and Reading Processes in College- and Middle-School*b1Age ReadersD.J. Townsend and C. Carrithers and T.G. Bever

Prosody and Structure in Children's Syntactic ProcessingP.A. Schreiber

Processing Strategies for Reading and ListeningJ.H. Danks and L.J. End

Factors That Influence Listening and Reading ComprehensionS.J. Samuels

The Acquisition of Literacy and Schooling

From Meaning to Definition: A Literate Bias on the Structure of Word MeaningR.P.M. Watson and D.R. Olson

Language, Speech, and Print: Some Asymmetries in the Acquisition of LiteracyC.A. Perfetti

A Comparison of the Two Theories about Development in Written Language: Implications for Pedagogy and ResearchS. Stotsky

Each chapter includes references

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