Gordon--
What does your current understanding of that work lead you to
conclude vis a
vis the push to start reading instruction so early that appears part
of the
package of propositions being criticized?
mike
On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Gordon Wells <gwells@ucsc.edu> wrote:
I am somewhat afraid that this post may be seen as "purveying
academic drivel for self advancement", as Mike puts it." But here
goes.
The second edition of *The Meaning Makers - t*he study of children
learning to talk and talking to learn at home and school, based on
the
Bristol Study that I carried out a quarter of a century ago, has
recently
been published. As well as the original text, updated where
appropriate, it
contains three additional chapters that survey and comment on what
has
happened since the original publication. I do believe the evidence
of that
study is relevant to the ongoing discussion of the Learn Act.
For those who are interested, here are the publication details:
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* Series:* New Perspectives on Language and Education
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Department of Education
University of California, Santa Cruz.
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