Early language development

By Harris, John

Subjects: Sociology, Langage, Arts du langage, Language acquisition, Lenguaje, Kindersprache, Enfants, Nonfiction, Children, language, Language, Niños, Children, Acquisition, Adquisición, Elementary, EDUCATION, Language arts, Spracherwerb, Psychology

Description: Different theories of language development are summarised and discussed in terms of their implications for language teaching. The author describes different ways of encouraging language development and explains how teachers and therapists can overcome the special problems faced by children with particular difficulties such as visual impairment, hearing impairment, general learning difficulties and environmental deprivation.