Literacy and Learning Through Talk: Strategies for the Primary Classroom

This book focuses on the inter-relationship between reading, writing and speaking and listening. Psychologists and educationalists, influenced by the work of Vygotsky, have emphasised the importance of social interaction in learning, and the National Writing, Oracy and LINC Projects highlighted the need for quality interactive pupil discourse and effective teacher-pupil interaction. 

Classroom Interactions and Social Learning: From Theory to Practice

The contemporary classroom presents a wealth of opportunities for social interaction amongst pupils, leading to increased interest in teachers and researchers into the social nature of learning. While classroom interaction can be a valuable tool for learning, it does not necessarily lead to useful learning experiences. Through case studies, this book highlights the use of new analytical methodologies for studying the content and patterns of children's interactions and how these contribute to their construction of knowledge.

Nutrigenomics is the rapidly developing field of science that studies nutrient-gene interaction. This field has broad implications for understanding the interaction of human genomics andnutrition , but can also have very specific implications for individual dietary recommendations in light of personal genetics. Predicted applications for nutrigenomics include genomics-based dietary guidelines and personalizednutrition based on individual genetic tests. These developments have sweeping ethical, legal and regulatory implications for individuals, corporations and governments.

 

Alphabet Express DESCRIPTION: The Alphabet Express is designed to be simple in use and delightful in interaction. Filled with animation, surprises and exciting activities, the Alphabet Express is founded on a proven educational theory: Kids learn better when learning is fun. The Alphabet Express has several objectives: To teach your child the letters of the alphabet-both uppercase and lowercase To help your child match those letters to sounds To help your child recognize the initial sounds of words To strengthen hand-to-eye coordination and small-muscle motor skills through the interaction of the mouse

Brian Richards examines variation in children's early language development, with special emphasis on the auxiliary verb. He identifies significant variation both in the age and in the stage of emergence of auxiliaries, and in the rate, style and sequence of subsequent development. He relates some of these aspects to a tendency to acquire the auxiliary holistically, and others to the quality of interaction with the child's partners in conversation. This book will be valuable to all those interested in language acquisition, whether linguists, psychologists, or speech therapists.