How Children Learn the Meanings of Words

How Children Learn the Meanings of Words

Author: Paul Bloom

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2002-01-25

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780262523295

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How do children learn that the word "dog" refers not to all four-legged animals, and not just to Ralph, but to all members of a particular species? How do they learn the meanings of verbs like "think," adjectives like "good," and words for abstract entities such as "mortgage" and "story"? The acquisition of word meaning is one of the fundamental issues in the study of mind. According to Paul Bloom, children learn words through sophisticated cognitive abilities that exist for other purposes. These include the ability to infer others' intentions, the ability to acquire concepts, an appreciation of syntactic structure, and certain general learning and memory abilities. Although other researchers have associated word learning with some of these capacities, Bloom is the first to show how a complete explanation requires all of them. The acquisition of even simple nouns requires rich conceptual, social, and linguistic capacities interacting in complex ways. This book requires no background in psychology or linguistics and is written in a clear, engaging style. Topics include the effects of language on spatial reasoning, the origin of essentialist beliefs, and the young child's understanding of representational art. The book should appeal to general readers interested in language and cognition as well as to researchers in the field.


Let's Learn the Words

Let's Learn the Words

Author: Eita S. De Leonardis

Publisher: Ecb Publishing Limited (UK)

Published: 2012-12

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 9780956833525

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Let's Learn The Words takes beginner readers from learning their first letters to enjoying the colourful and irresistible pictures on either by their own or together with support and guidance from an adult. Each scene is surrounded by labelled pictures of objects to read and learn about. An exciting reading and learning book for the very young with a stimulating picture word book for pre-readers and a lively source of ideas and spellings for first writers. This book is also useful for learning English. 100's of stimulating pictures to help children master simple vocabulary. Great learning resources for young children.


Vocabulary Instruction

Vocabulary Instruction

Author: Edward J. Kame'enui

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2012-05-10

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1462504000

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This highly regarded work brings together prominent authorities on vocabulary teaching and learning to provide a comprehensive yet concise guide to effective instruction. The book showcases practical ways to teach specific vocabulary words and word-learning strategies and create engaging, word-rich classrooms. Instructional activities and games for diverse learners are brought to life with detailed examples. Drawing on the most rigorous research available, the editors and contributors distill what PreK-8 teachers need to know and do to support all students' ongoing vocabulary growth and enjoyment of reading. New to This Edition*Reflects the latest research and instructional practices.*New section (five chapters) on pressing current issues in the field: assessment, authentic reading experiences, English language learners, uses of multimedia tools, and the vocabularies of narrative and informational texts.*Contributor panel expanded with additional leading researchers.


Big Board First 100 Words

Big Board First 100 Words

Author: Roger Priddy

Publisher: Priddy Books US

Published: 2005-08-01

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13: 1429964200

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Roger Priddy’s Big Board First 100 Words is a perfect children’s book offering simple everyday words for infants and toddlers to develop their vocabulary. Featuring 100 beautiful color photographs, this tough board book introduces words and phrases of animals, toys, vehicles, and items used for mealtimes, bathtimes, and bedtimes that are ideal for children aged 2 and up to learn how to read and identify objects.


Fluent Forever

Fluent Forever

Author: Gabriel Wyner

Publisher: Harmony

Published: 2014-08-05

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 038534810X

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • For anyone who wants to learn a foreign language, this is the method that will finally make the words stick. “A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide to learning new languages.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar Zero At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources—and here he wants to show others what he’s discovered. Starting with pronunciation, you’ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds into familiar sounds. You’ll retrain your tongue to produce those sounds accurately, using tricks from opera singers and actors. Next, you’ll begin to tackle words, and connect sounds and spellings to imagery rather than translations, which will enable you to think in a foreign language. And with the help of sophisticated spaced-repetition techniques, you’ll be able to memorize hundreds of words a month in minutes every day. This is brain hacking at its most exciting, taking what we know about neuroscience and linguistics and using it to create the most efficient and enjoyable way to learn a foreign language in the spare minutes of your day.


Baby Steps

Baby Steps

Author: Five Mile Press Pty Limited, The

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781743006191

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Let's learn about the things all around us with these fun, bright books of first concepts. Things that move, things that make noise - and lots of other cute things for babies and toddlers to explore! Engage young children in the world around them with these charming cased board books.


100 Words on the Go

100 Words on the Go

Author: Redd Byrd

Publisher: Discover & Learn

Published: 2017-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781680521818

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More than 100 words about vehicles and places they go!


100 Flaps to Learn - Animals

100 Flaps to Learn - Animals

Author: YoYo Books YoYo Books

Publisher: YoYo Books USA

Published: 2022-03-08

Total Pages: 12

ISBN-13: 9789464226881

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Toddlers are constantly learning new words. This book is a fun easy for them to learn one hundred new words and associate them with the things they represent. The hints and hundred flaps will tap into the curiosity of toddlers again & again!