[Xmca-l] Re: Can symbols help people learning to read?

[Andy Blunden]

Scan of " Improvement of schoolchildren's reading and writing ability 
through the formation of linguistic awareness" by Kyoshi Amano from 
/Perspectives on Activity Theory/ (edited by Engeström, Miettinen & 
Punamäki, 1999) attached.

Andy
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*Andy Blunden*
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Carol Macdonald wrote:
> Andy, 
> please Cc me in your reply to your friend. 
>
> Thanks
> Carol
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> On 11 March 2015 at 08:09, Andy Blunden <ablunden@mira.net 
> <mailto:ablunden@mira.net>> wrote:
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>     Thanks, Yrjö. I have that book. I'll scan the article for my friend.
>     Andy
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>     Engeström, Yrjö H M wrote:
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>         Andy, you might take a look at Kyosho Amano's chapter
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>               Improvement of schoolchildren's reading and writing ability
>               through the formation of linguistic awareness
>              
>         <https://www.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=GCVCZy2xHD4C&oi=fnd&pg=PA183&dq=K.+Amano+perspectives+on+activity+theory&ots=lZ1KOHx5lY&sig=zxCCJ0vaJD3ScfrgkEcInqaVItM
>         <https://www.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=GCVCZy2xHD4C&oi=fnd&pg=PA183&dq=K.+Amano+perspectives+on+activity+theory&ots=lZ1KOHx5lY&sig=zxCCJ0vaJD3ScfrgkEcInqaVItM>>
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>         in the volume /Perspectives on Activity Theory/ (edited by
>         Engeström, Miettinen & Punamäki, 1999).
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>         Regards,
>
>         Yrjö
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>         On Mar 11, 2015, at 7:59 AM, Andy Blunden wrote:
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>             I am forwarding this message from a good friend who has a
>             question about literacy education.
>             If you know of research on this question, perhaps you
>             could cc Mike B. in your reply.
>             ***
>             My sister is in the education field and she is looking for
>             theory and research to refute an influential paper which
>             claims introducing symbols to non-readers actually hampers
>             their ability to develop literacy skills. The little I
>             have read on AT and semiotics seems to at least indicate
>             that under certain conditions, symbols can aid literacy.
>             But I am looking for something specific and/or definite.
>             ***
>             Andy
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>             *Andy Blunden*
>             http://home.pacific.net.au/~andy/
>             <http://home.pacific.net.au/%7Eandy/>
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> Carol A  Macdonald Ph D (Edin)
> Developmental psycholinguist
> Academic, Researcher,  and Editor 
> Honorary Research Fellow: Department of Linguistics, Unisa
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