Phonology

Teachers Knowledge and Perceptions of Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Instruction A well-known body of research concluded that the systematic and explicit phonics and phonemic awareness instructions improve early reading and spelling skills and prevent reading difficulties (NRP, 2000; Snow et al., 1998). Therefore, teachers’ knowledge and perceptions of these instructions affect the effectiveness of reading instructions. According to Mather, Bos, and Babur (2001), teachers were not knowledgeable…

Before listening to the stories of “Recovered” People who Stutter (PWS), I thought I had a basic understanding of what stuttering was, the feelings that pertained to stuttering, and the treatment techniques that Speech-Language Pathologists used in therapy. The following speakers, I chose to listen to, were panelists at ASHA Conventions through the years 1996-2011: Kristin Chemela, Barry Guitar, Lawerence Molt, William Murphy, Lois Nelson, and David Shapiro. Listening to these panelists greatly…

Kham established his life and had kids who grew up in Iowa. Since they grew up in Iowa, they were taught Taidam and English in the house, and English in school. Their phonology is different from their father’s since they grew up in America (Baccam). Their Taidam speaking skills aren’t as developed as their fathers, but they can still understand a good majority of the Taidam language. Even though they can speak in sentences and are capable of holding conversations with relatives, they aren’t able…

How baby talk can help? As mentioned above, baby talk is characterized by slower and more repetitive tone than used in regular conversation and the speech is more likely in shorter, simpler utterances. Do infants pay greater attention to speech with such characteristics? The answer appears to be yes: They show a clear preference for it, from an early age, over adult-directed speech (e.g., Fernald 1985; Panneton Cooper & Aslin 1990; Werker, Pegg, & McLeod 1994; see also Zangl & Mills 2007).…

Alyssa Frey Toy Description Project 3-in-1 Bounce, Stride and Ride Introduction The 3-in-1 Bounce, Stride & Ride Elephant from Fisher Price is a “grow-with-me” mobile toy, designed for infants from ages nine to thirty-six months. This adorable and interactive toy is made from colorful plastic and has measurements of 22" x 13" x 17" (Fisher Price, 2014). At the head of the elephant there are cloth ears that move as the elephant moves, a rollerball that rattles when struck, and large light up…

Näätänen, R. (2003), Auditory sensory memory disorder in dyslexic adults as indexed by the mismatch negativity. European Journal of Neuroscience, 17: 1323–1327. doi: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02559.x Lundberg,I. and Hoien, T (2001) ‘Dyslexia and phonology’, In A. Fawcett (ed) Dyslexia:Theory and Godd Practice. London:Whurr. Materials for newly qualified teachers Removing Barriers: dyslexia and specific learning difficulties, taught session 4, Manchester, viewed 3rd January, 2012,…

2002) Language Acquisition Device suggestion. Taking into account these latter implications as well as Piaget’s, it would be possible to consider the idea that being an adult learner is, in a way, a positive characteristic that may add to a better and more solid acquisition of the L2 on the part of the learner. Children –below 11- have not completely developed their cognitive matrix, therefore, they pick-up the language as they develop the cognitive tools that allow them to do so. On the other…

the symbolic representations which include language. According to that language, there are few components. In the book “Child Development Its Nature and Course” is mentioned about that variety of learning according to childhood in the following:  Phonology - the system of sounds used in a language  Semantics - the meaning of words and sentences  Morphology - the rules for combining units of meaning in words  Syntax- the rules for organizing words into phrases and sentences and  Pragmatics…