Precursors of Functional Literacy (Studies in Written Language & Literacy)

 Content: Precursors of Functional Literacy; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Functional literacy in a developmental perspective; Part 1 Roots of Phonological Awareness; The quality of phonological representations and phonological awareness: A causal link?; Precursors of phonemic awareness; The role of orthographic onset-rime units in Dutch beginning readers; Manifestations of phonological deficits in dyslexia: Evidence from Dutch Children; Metaphonological awareness in monolingual and bilingual kindergartners.
 Abstract:             The purpose of this volume is to present recent research in the field of the acquisition of functional literacy and its precursors. The volume aims to capture the state of the art in this rapidly expanding field. An attempt is made to clarify the vague and often inconsistent definitions of functional literacy from the perspective of development. Cognitive, linguistic, educational, and social factors of literacy development are all taken into account. The volume consists of three subsequent parts. The first part goes into phonological precursors of literacy development. In this part the focus i