5/20/2023 0 Comments Use namely in a sentence![]() There are undoubtedly many reasons for the lack of translation to educational and clinical practice, but, in our view, three stand out. Even though sentence processing and structure are cited in IDA’s Knowledge and Practice Standards for Teachers ( ) as areas teachers should know about, sentences are not discussed in the section of the IDA standards on assessment for planning instruction, and there is only one brief mention in the entire section on structured language teaching, which adheres to the outline instantiated by the National Reading Panel, namely, phonology, phonics/word recognition, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. And, recent knowledge and practice standards for teachers of reading single out sentence processing and structure as important knowledge domains ( International Dyslexia Association, 2010).Īlthough this attention to sentences is encouraging, it is another matter entirely to translate this information into principles and practices that influence what educators, clinicians, and special educators actually do. ![]() We are gratified to see increased emphasis on sentence-level components of text complexity in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). We know that syntactic difficulties are a core feature in the profiles of children with specific language impairment (SLI), and we also know these children are at high risk for long-lasting reading difficulties ( Catts, Bridges, Little, & Tomblin, 2008). ![]() We know that a child’s oral language and, specifically, listening comprehension abilities are a major determinant of reading comprehension ( Kamhi & Catts, 2012). As shown by the publication of this issue of Perspectives on Language and Literacy, there is increasing attention to the role of sentences and grammar in both typical and atypical readers and writers.
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