Language Function

An Introduction to Pragmatic Assessment and Intervention for Higher Order Thinking and Better Literacy

Ellyn Lucas Arwood

Hardback: £55.00 / $85.00

2010, 254mm x 177.8mm / 10in x 7in, 416pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-800-1, BIC 2: JM CFDC MMZL

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Introduction. Part I. Language and Thinking. 1. Defining Language. 2. Language Acquisition: Learning to Think. 3. The Study of Language Functions: Thinking. Part II. English Language Functions. 4. The Cultural-Linguistic Properties of English. 5. Living with a Visual Brain in an Auditory World: A Paradigm Shift. 6. Language, Literacy and Thinking. Part III. Language - How Do We Assess and Intervene? 7. Assessment of Pre-language Thinkers. 8. Intervention for Pre-Production, Pre-Language Thinkers. 9. Intervention for Verbal Pre-Language Thinkers. 10. Language Thinkers. 11. Linguistic Thinkers. 12. Language Function Affects Behavior. Part IV. Educational Applications of Language Function. 13. The Language-Based Primary Classroom. 14. The Language-Based Intermediary Classroom. 15. The Language of Concrete to Formal Thinkers. 16. Evidence-Based Research for Viconic Language Methods. References. Appendices. Glossary. Index.

Author information

• Ellyn Lucas Arwood

Subject areas

• Education
• Psychiatry and Psychology

Keywords

• ADHD,
• Asperger syndrome,
• autism,
• child development,
• child psychology,
• communication,
• disability,
• education,
• educational psychology,
• high functioning autism,
• nonverbal learning disabilities,
• occupational therapy,
• psychology,
• reference,
• speech and language pathology,
• speech and language therapy

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