The book presents an excellent overview of the field and will certainly serve as an important source of reference for speech perception and language acquisition researchers. At the same time, it contains many fascinating theoretical insights into the operation of basic principles of development that have the potential to inspire future research within and beyond the area of speech perception.

Words and Intelligence I: Selected Papers by Yorick Wilks

Appropriate for individuals with little or no formal training in science, for whom it could stimulate an interest in physics.

This book is a comprehensive, myth-debunking examination of how L1 features(orthographic system, phonology, morphology) can influence English L2 reading at the "bottom" of the reading process. It provides a thorough but very accessible linguistic/psycholinguistic examination of the lowest levels of the reading process. It is both theoretical and practical.

Although the methodologies and approaches taken in most ESL/EFL texts about reading are top-down (cognition driven), and pay scant attention to the bottom of the reading process, those detailed in this book are language driven. The goal is to balance or supplement (not replace) top-down approaches and methodologies with effective low-level options for teaching English reading. Core linguistic and psycholinguistic concepts are presented within the context of their application to teaching .

Contains 71 ready-to-copy homework assignments that can be used to facilitate therapy with students.Help students develop the skills they need to work through problems

The School Counseling and School Social Work Homework Planner provides you with an array of ready-to-use, between-session assignments designed to fit virtually every therapeutic mode.