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 RESEARCH  THEME IV
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 THEME IV

LITERACY

Theme Leaders: Linda Phillips,University of AlbertaRaymond Klein,Dalhousie University.

Listening and speech provide the foundations for language, which provides the foundation for literacy. Unlike oral language, writing is a recent human invention. Because we are not specifically prepared, biologically speaking, to write and read, reading and writing are skills whose acquisition depends upon special exposure and training.

The goals of Theme IV are 1) to better understand and measure literacy development and 2) to apply this knowledge to ensure that all children will have the opportunity, through literacy, to participate fully in, and contribute actively to, Canadian society and culture.

Project Abstracts

Variations in Shared Book Reading and Emergent Literacy Skills

A Longitudinal Study of the Relation Between Pre-Linguistic Temporal Processing and Language Ability

Development of a Multi-component Test Battery for the Assessment of French Reading Skills

Understanding Reading Development in Second Language Learners

The Missing-Letter Effect: A Window on the Development of First and Second Language Reading Skills

Factors Affecting Language Development and Reading Difficulties

Cognitive Control in Phonological Tasks

Studying the Roots of Disciplinary Literacy in Science: Implications for Designed Learning Environments Inside and Outside School

Customizing Literacy Development

Perceptual and Cognitive Correlates of Language Skills across the Age Range

Last Modified: January 31 2002 15:38:46.

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