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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809522303321

Titolo

Language, literacy, and cognitive development : the development and consequences of symbolic communication / / edited by Eric Amsel, James P. Byrnes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002

ISBN

1-135-66152-9

9786612324369

0-415-65537-4

1-282-32436-5

1-4106-0145-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xi, 270 p. : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

AmselEric

ByrnesJames P

Disciplina

401/.93

Soggetti

Language acquisition

Communication

Literacy

Cognition in children

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Chapters of this book were originally presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Jean Piaget Society held from June 11-13, 1998, in Chicago, Ill.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 Language, Literacy, and Thought: Forming a Partnership -- Part II VERBAL AND GESTURAL COMMUNICATION AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT -- Chapter 2 Developing a Socially Shared Symbolic System -- Chapter 3 A Developmental-Functionalist Approach to Mental State Talk -- Chapter 4 Relational Language and Relational Thought -- Chapter 5 From Thought to Hand: Structured and Unstructured Communication Outside of Conventional Language -- Part III NOTATIONAL SYSTEMS AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT -- Chapter 6 What Writing Does to the Mind -- Chapter 7 Symbolic Communication in Mathematics and Science: Co-Constituting Inscription and Thought -- Chapter 8 Social Relational



Knowing in Writing Development -- Part IV CONCLUSION -- Chapter 9 Symbolic Communication and Cognitive Development: Conclusions and Prospects -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Language, Literacy, and Cognitive Development addresses the impact of language and literacy on cognitive development. Top researchers examine the cognitive significance of the growth in children's ability to express themselves symbolically, whethe.