Part I. Introductory concepts. Learning to talk : how do they do it? -- Talking about talk -- Part II. Monolingual language development. Early language development : 0-5 -- Later language development : 5-11 -- Part III. Learning more than one language. The bilingual child : simultaneous bilingualism -- The bilingual child : consecutive bilingualism -- Part IV. Atypical language development. Atypical language development : sensory and social impairments -- Developmental language disorder.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This accessible text introduces you to the numerous contexts of language development. It helps you understand the many ways in which children acquire language skills. Importantly, it provides a breadth of learning about language not offered by other texts exploring typical language development, atypical language development and learning more than one language. The book also explores the current literature and research on language development for primary aged children, supporting trainee teachers with their academic study.

Cataloging Notes: 20251030 STAMIU-0199STAMIU-0199