Search for dissertations about: "Strategies on vocabulary development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words Strategies on vocabulary development.

2. 1. Exploring language skills and well-being in inclusive preschools : The impact of a dialogic reading intervention

   Author : Rasmus Riad; Mara Westling Allodi; Eva Siljehag; Sven Bölte; Monica Melby-Lervåg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; dialogic reading; language development; early childhood education; child well-being; vocabulary; narrative skills; professional development; universal intervention; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

   Abstract : Language skills during the preschool years are important for cognitive and social development, learning, and well-being, especially for children that are less proficient in the language that peers and teachers use for communication and teaching, known as the majority language. The overall aim of this thesis is to explore the effect of a practice-embedded introduction of dialogic reading in preschool, a method that engages children in conversation, using language-promoting strategies. READ MORE

4. 2. The construction of poetic meaning : A cultural-developmental study of symbolic and non-symbolic strategies in the interpretation of contemporary poetry

   Author : Cai Svensson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Response to literature; Poetry interpretation; lnterpretive strategies; Literary symbols; Aesthetic development; Meta-aesthetic reasoning; Literary awareness; Metacognition; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Abstract : The general aim of this research has been to study children's and adolescents' construction of poetic meaning. The theoretical frame of reference reflects the social-constructivist and phenomenologically influenced orientations of A. Schutz and P. L. READ MORE

5. 3. Bilingual and Monolingual Children's Narration : Discourse Strategies and Narrative Styles

   Author : Ingrid Andersson; Karin Aronsson; Shoshanna Blum-Kulka; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bilingual pre-school children; co-narration; repairs; cultural dispositions; participation; Children; Barn;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates twenty bilingual and twenty monolingual 6-year-old preschool children's discourse strategies and narrative styles. It is theoretically based on an interdiciplinary framework combining theories of narration with discourse theories. READ MORE

6. 4. Lexical and semantic development in children with cochlear implants

   Author : Ulrika Löfkvist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : children with cochlear implants;

   Abstract : Introduction: Two important events have changed the prerequisites for children with severe-profound hearing impairment (HI). The first is the universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) that enables early detection and identification of congenital or early-acquired HI. READ MORE

7. 5. Swedish children with moderate hearing loss : on the importance of monitoring auditory and early speech development the first three years

   Author : Anna Persson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the auditory and early speech development in a group of children born with moderate hearing loss (HL) who were fitted with hearing aids (HAs) before the age of 6 months, and to compare their development to a group of children with normal hearing (NH). More specific aims were to examine the impact of auditory variables on the early speech development in the children with HL and to validate a questionnaire of auditory development in the children with NH. READ MORE