Language Development From Theory to Practice, 3rd edition

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• Embedded video links. Learn More About margin notes link to video clips illustrating chapter content and provide detailed descriptions of the video. (For example, videos of child language samples include a description of specific instances of language form, content, and use.) (See pages 13, 161, and 304 for examples.)
• Check Your Understanding of chapter content. Embedded assessments with feedback throughout the eText help readers assess how well they have mastered the content. (See pages 15, 163, and 311 for examples.)
• Apply Your Knowledge activities in each chapter help students ensure that they are understanding what they read with immediate feedback specific to their responses. (See pages 64, 194, and 317 for examples.)
• End of Chapter Self-Check assessments. Multiple-choice format Chapter Quizzes with objective feedback help students assess their understanding of the chapter’s learning outcomes. (See pages 64, 194, and 317 for examples.)

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Additional text benefits include:

• Emphasizes multicultural considerations and how they affect language development:
  • Students see how culture interacts with language development for children from diverse backgrounds within and beyond the many types of communities in the United States.
  • Individual differences in language development, including those of children who are learning language in diverse cultures or developing language atypically, are covered.
  • NEW! The discussion of Language Diversity and Language Disorders in Children has been divided into two separate chapters to allow a more thorough treatment of each topic.
• Integrates theory and practice to show students how theories of language development influence state-of-the-art educational and clinical practices with children:
  • Students get a theoretical and scientific foundation to the study of language development.
  • Describes techniques that educators, clinicians, and researcher can use to measure children’s language achievements, including computer software.
• A focus on using evidence-based practices emphasizes the importance of research results to making educational and clinical decisions:
  • Research foundations of the study of language development are emphasized.
  • The most current empirical findings are used to describe children’s language achievements.
• Examines language development from a multidisciplinary perspective, including its relevance to theory and practice in different disciplines:
  • Innovations in theory and practice from many diverse areas of research are introduced.
  • Presents a reader friendly, enjoyable format to keep students interested and motivated to learn:
  • NEW! Learning Outcomes organize each chapter.
  • Figures, tables, and photographs contextualize abstract and complex information.
  • Important terms are highlighted, for easier learning and reference.
  • Discussion questions are integrated throughout, providing opportunities to pause and consider important information.
  • Discussion questions interspersed throughout let students pause and consider.
  • Beyond the Book features present opportunities to connect the text to students’ own future experiences with language.
  • Apply Your Knowledge features present problems that allow students to apply their knowledge in a similar way as on exams such as the Praxis.
  • Boxed inserts keep the information moving and motivating. Included are:
    • Developmental Timelines—milestones for language development.
    • Language Diversity and Differences—introductions to cultural differences in language development and their observable features.
    • Research Paradigms—descriptions of various research paradigms used to inform our understanding of language development.
    • Theory to Practice—discussions of the implications of different theoretical perspectives for educational and clinical practice.
• NEW! Chapter reorganization promotes a better understanding of language development and language building blocks, as well as language neuroanatomy and neurophysiology before introducing language development theories to introduce topics in the following order:
  • Language development (Chapter 1).
  • Language building blocks (Chapter 2).
  • Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology (Chapter 3).
  • Language-development science and theories (Chapter 4).
• NEW! More detailed coverage of topics of particular interest to students has been provided, including:
  • Expanded discussions on language pragmatics, Spanish dialects used in the United States, and language disorders in bilingual children.
  • Expanded categorization of language-development theories to include interactionist theories in addition to the previous nurture-inspired theories and nature-inspired theories, based on common categorization schedules in the language-development literature.
  • Greater emphasis on the distinctions between the three categories of theories rather than the distinctions between the individual theories, and a reduced number of individual theories discussed.

Invigorate learning with the Enhanced Pearson eTextThe Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content with the following multimedia features:

• Embedded video links. Learn More About margin notes link to video clips illustrating chapter content and provide detailed descriptions of the video. (For example, videos of child language samples include a description of specific instances of language form, content, and use.) (See pages 13, 161, and 304 for examples.)
• Check Your Understanding of chapter content. Embedded assessments with feedback throughout the eText help readers assess how well they have mastered the content. (See pages 15, 163, and 311 for examples.)
• Apply Your Knowledge activities in each chapter help students ensure that they are understanding what they read with immediate feedback specific to their responses. (See pages 64, 194, and 317 for examples.)
• End of Chapter Self-Check assessments. Multiple-choice format Chapter Quizzes with objective feedback help students assess their understanding of the chapter’s learning outcomes. (See pages 64, 194, and 317 for examples.)

Instructors, visit pearsonhighered.com/etextbooks/ted to register for your digital examination copy. Students, register for or purchase your eText at pearsonhighered.com/etextbooks/ted.

Key content changes include:

• A chapter reorganization promotes a better understanding of language development and language building blocks, as well as language neuroanatomy and neurophysiology before introducing language development theories to introduce topics in the following order:
  • Language development (Chapter 1).
  • Language building blocks (Chapter 2).
  • Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology (Chapter 3).
  • Language-development science and theories (Chapter 4).
• In addition, the discussion of Language Diversity and Language Disorders in Children has been divided into two separate chapters to allow a more thorough treatment of each topic.
• Learning Outcomes are linked to one main section within each chapter.
• More detailed coverage of topics of particular interest to students has been provided, including:
  • Expanded discussions on language pragmatics, Spanish dialects used in the United States, and language disorders in bilingual children.
  • Expanded categorization of language-development theories to include interactionist theories in addition to the previous nurture-inspired theories and nature-inspired theories, based on common categorization schedules in the language-development literature.
  • Greater emphasis on the distinctions between the three categories of theories rather than the distinctions between the individual theories, and a reduced number of individual theories discussed.