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Phonological Skills and Learning to Read. Psychology Press & Routledge Classic Editions
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Goswami, Usha; Bryant, Peter – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016
In this classic edition of their ground-breaking work, Usha Goswami and Peter Bryant revisit their influential theory about how phonological skills support the development of literacy. The book describes three causal factors which can account for children's reading and spelling development: (1) pre­school phonological knowledge of rhyme and…
Descriptors: Phonology, Language Skills, Reading, Spelling
Social Understanding and Social Lives: From Toddlerhood through to the Transition to School. Essays in Developmental Psychology
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Hughes, Claire – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Over the past thirty years, researchers have documented a remarkable growth in children's social understanding between toddlerhood and the early school years. However, it is still unclear why some children's awareness of others' thoughts and feelings lags so far behind that of their peers. Based on research that spans an extended developmental…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Evidence, Undergraduate Students, Siblings
Perspectives on Individual Differences Affecting Therapeutic Change in Communication Disorders. New Directions in Communication Disorders Research
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Weiss, Amy L., Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
This volume examines the ramifications of individual differences in therapy outcomes for a wide variety of communication disorders. In an era where evidence-based practice is the clinical profession's watchword, each chapter attacks this highly relevant issue from a somewhat different perspective. In some areas of communication disorders,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Stuttering, Autism, Oral Language
Individual Differences in Arithmetic: Implications for Psychology, Neuroscience and Education
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Dowker, Ann – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2005
Standards in numeracy are a constant concern to educational policy-makers. However, why are differences in arithmetical performance so marked? In "Individual Differences in Arithmetic", Ann Dowker seeks to provide a better understanding of why these differences in ability exist, encouraging a more informed approach to tackling numeracy…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Individual Differences, Cognitive Psychology, Arithmetic