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Following his mother, a baby dolphin learns about life under the sea, from catching his first fish to developing his own unique whistle.

This book provides a unique and accessible account of current research on reading and dyslexia in different orthographies. While most research has been conducted in English, this text presents cross-language comparisons to provide insights into universal aspects of reading development and developmental dyslexia in alphabetic and non-alphabetic languages. The book brings together contributions from a group of leading literacy researchers from around the world. It begins by examining the development of language skills in monolingual speakers of alphabetic and non-alphabetic languages; it then explores literacy acquisition in bilingual children learning to read in languages with different spelling-sound rules, including English, French, Greek, Welsh and Japanese. The second section is devoted to developmental dyslexia in monolingual and bilingual speakers of different languages and examines the impact of variations in orthography on the symptoms and aetiology of dyslexia. The final section explores the contribution of brain imaging to the study of impaired and unimpaired reading, giving an up-to-the-minute picture of how the brain deals with different languages and writing systems. This is ideal reading for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates who have an interest in language acquisition, reading and spelling, as well as speech and language therapists, teachers and special educational needs professionals. Nicola Brunswick is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex University. Her research explores cognitive and psychophysiological aspects of reading development and developmental dyslexia in children and adults. She is a trustee of the British Dyslexia Association. Siné McDougall is Professor of Psychology at Bournemouth University. Her research examines the phonological and memory skills that children need to learn to read successfully and how difficulties with reading acquisition might be overcome through appropriate intervention. Her work has also examined the factors influencing the way we interpret the icons, symbols and signs that we encounter in our everyday lives. Paul de Mornay Davies is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Middlesex University. His research is focused on acquired disorders of language following brain damage, and in particular how the surface structure of the language spoken impacts on the ability to access meaning from sound and print. \"This book contains much of interest to the student of reading, and brings together considerable expertise on cross-linguistic differences in a single volume. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in obtaining a better understanding of how orthographies differ across languages and the implications for learning to read.\" – Colin J. Davis, Reader in Cognitive Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK \"Much of the research on learning to read and spell has examined a single language: English. This collection brings together research on a range of languages, looking at typical children and adults and also at people with reading problems. Together, the chapters contribute to a better understanding of reading and its development.\" - Rebecca Treiman, Professor of Child Developmental Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis, USA \"The editors have done a good job in bringing together chapters from well-known authors into a lively and accessible volume. This book is a timely and useful addition to the bookshelves of people within the community of reading research and dyslexia whilst also appealing to a more generalist professional audience.\" – Alan Beaton, Department of Psychology, University of Swansea UK 　 U. Frith, Foreword Section 1. The Development of Reading Skills in Different Orthographies. S. McDougall, N. Brunswick, P. de Mornay Davies, Reading and Dyslexia in Different Orthographies: An Introduction and Overview U. Goswami, A Psycholinguistic Grain Size View of Reading Acquisition Across Languages. L.G. Duncan, Phonological Development from a Cross-Linguistic Perspective. M. Ktori, N. Pitchford, Letter Positioning Encoding Across Deep and Transparent Orthographies J.R. Hanley, Differences in Reading Ability Between Children Attending Welsh and English-Speaking Primary Schools in Wales T.Nunes, D. Burman, D. Evans, D. Bell, Writing a Language you Can't Hear Section 2. Developmental Dyslexia in Different Orthographies. N. Brunswick, Unimpaired Reading Development and Dyslexia Across Different Languages. R. Davies, F. Cuetos, Reading Acquisition and Dyslexia in Spanish. D. Paizi, P. Zoccolotti, C. Burani, Lexical Reading in Italian Developmental Dyslexic Readers. I. Su, K. Klingebiel, B. Weekes, Dyslexia in Chinese: Implications for Connectionist Models of Reading. J.Everett, D. Ocampo, K. Veii, S. Nenopoulou, I. Smythe, H. al Mannai, G. Elbeheri, Dyslexia in Biscriptal Readers Section 3. Neuroimaging Studies of Reading in Different Orthographies. E. Paulesu, N. Brunswick, F. Paganelle, Cross-Cultural Differences in Normal and Dyslexic Reading: Behavioural and Functional Anatomical Observations in Readers of Regular and Irregular Orthographies. B. Weekes , Lexical Retrieval in Alphabetic and Non-Alphabetic Scripts: Evidence From Brain Imaging

The more we study the world around us, the more living things we discover every day. The planet is full of millions of species of plants, birds, animals, and microbes, and every single one including us is part of a big, beautiful, complicated pattern. When humans interfere with parts of the pattern, by polluting the air and oceans, taking too much from the sea, and cutting down too many forests, animals and plants begin to disappear. What sort of world would it be if it went from having many types of living things to having just one?

Thoughtfully developed activities will help you to understand, overcome, and maintain recovery from your eating disorder. This complete resource is designed for individual recovery as well as for use in counselling, schools, or self-help groups.

When her father successfully harpoons a manatee, leaving its baby orphaned, Manuela vows to rescue the calf and return it to the river, helping change the attitudes of the people in her village in the process.

Treating Psychosis is an evidence-based treatment manual for mental health professionals working with individuals who experience psychosis, a serious form of mental illness that causes delusions, hallucinations, and thought disorders. Psychosis is usually associated with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and severe depression. This is the first professional book to use a compassionate, mindful approach to treating psychosis using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and compassion-focused therapy (CFT). The book provides clinicians with a pre-treatment overview and treatment implementation strategies, and focuses on developing a realistic action plan for treating patients with psychosis, as well as maintaining wellness.

When a young boy moves from his home in Italy to Wales, the only thing that cheers him up are the racing pigeons that Mr. Evans keeps in a loft behind his house.

A powerful and necessary picture book - the journey of a child forced to become a refugee when war destroys everything she has ever known. Imagine if, on an ordinary day, war came. Imagine it turned your town to rubble. Imagine going on a long and difficult journey - all alone. Imagine finding no welcome at the end of it. Then imagine a child who gives you something small but very, very precious ... When the government refused to allow 3000 child refugees to enter this country in 2016, Nicola Davies was so angry she wrote a poem. It started a campaign for which artists contributed drawings of chairs, symbolising a seat in a classroom, education, kindness, the hope of a future. The poem has become this book, movingly illustrated by Rebecca Cobb, which should prove a powerful aid for explaining the ongoing refugee crisis to younger readers.

A collection of fifty-three original poems that celebrate the sea in all its changing moods.

An extensive look at nature in verse. An essential introduction to the animal world with exquisitely modern illustrations.