This chapter reviews studies of word learning by normal adults and children,
neuropsychological patients, and special developmental populations, which provide …

Background: The non‐word repetition task (NRT) has gained wide acceptance in describing
language acquisition in both children with normal language development (NL) and children …

Reading and writing are crucial life skills but roughly one in ten children are affected by
dyslexia, which can persist into adulthood. Family studies of dyslexia suggest heritability up …

The use of spoken and written language is a fundamental human capacity. Individual
differences in reading-and language-related skills are influenced by genetic variation, with …

Explicit Learning in the L2 Classroom offers a unique five-prong (theoretical, empirical,
methodological, pedagogical, and model building) approach to the issue of explicit learning …

In modern societies, training reading skills is fundamental since poor-reading children are at
high risk of struggling both at school and in life. Reading relies not only on oral language …

The idea of one's memory" filling up" is a humorous misconception of how memory in
general is thought to work; it is actually has no capacity limit. However, the idea of a" full …

The landmark reference in the field, completely updated: a comprehensive treatment of a
disorder that is more prevalent than autism. Children with specific language impairment …

Stuttering: Foundations and Clinical Applications, Third Edition presents a comprehensive
overview of the science and treatment of stuttering in a single text. The book offers a unique …

Wie lernen Menschen und wie kann man ihnen dabei helfen? In diesem Lehrbuch werden
Theorien und sie stützende empirische Befunde dargestellt, auf deren Grundlage …