Spanish-Language Narration and Literacy: Culture, Cognition, and Emotion
Spanish-Language Narration and Literacy: Culture, Cognition, and Emotion
Cambridge University Press | September 8, 2008 | ISBN-10: 052188375X | 382 pages | PDF | 2.11 mb
Cambridge University Press | September 8, 2008 | ISBN-10: 052188375X | 382 pages | PDF | 2.11 mb
If you teach Spanish-speaking children or conduct research on language development, you'll want to own this timely and relevant book. The ability to create oral narratives-for instance to tell someone what happened at the park-is a necessary foundation for literacy. But children learn to construct narratives as they interact with those around them, and what is included or emphasized in the narrative varies by culture. Spanish-speaking children are sometimes misinterpreted when they are actually producing narratives that are typical and appropriate in Peru or Guatemala or the Dominican Republic.