Abstract of

Theory and Research Into Practice
Paying Attention to Language

Donald J. Richgels, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, USA

The author asserts that the practice of literacy education should be informed by linguistic theory. When teachers pay attention to language the way linguists do, they gain an understanding of the relation between children's spoken language competence and their written language acquisition.

Abstract from Richgels, D.J. (2004, October/November/December). Paying Attention to Language. Reading Research Quarterly, 39(4), 470–477. doi: 10.1598/RRQ.39.4.6