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Five themes: connecting
thousands of children
There is no single, root
cause of language and literacy deficiency. Many factors
- biological, social and environmental factors –
can impede a child’s ability to speak, to read,
to learn and to understand. This means there is no single solution, no cure-all.
As a result, The Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network involves a spectrum of
multi-discipline research organized into five equally important themes.
THEME I
: Biological factors underlying the development of language
and literacy skills
Theme One aims at more fully understanding the basic developmental neural processes that support language and literacy behavior.
THEME II
: Sensory processes and environment for auditory and visual development
Theme Two addresses factors that limit or support the development of language and literacy skills, including:
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early detection
of hearing and vision defects, and improved intervention
programs for affected children; |
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central auditory, visual
and cognitive processes required for good language
and reading skills; |
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environmental influences
on learning, such as the acoustical conditions in
classrooms. |
THEME III
: Language
Research within Theme Three includes:
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studying the development
of oral language and ways to facilitate such development; and
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identification of children
who are at risk of delayed or disordered language
development and effective intervention for these
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THEME IV : Literacy and written language development
The goals of Theme Four are:
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to better understand
and measure literacy development; and |
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to apply this knowledge
to ensure higher levels of reading and writing skills
in Canadian children. |
THEME V
: Social, economic and program influences; families,
schools and communities
Work in Theme Five examines the contexts
in which language and literacy occur, and seeks to maximize
the potential for children and their communities to
become fluent and literate.
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