Kavanagh and Mattingly 1972

Kavanagh, James F., and I. G. Mattingly (editors). 1972.Language by ear and by eye: The relationships between speech and reading. Edited proceedings of a research conference sponsored by the Growth and Development Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Cambridge, MA: MIT. 398 pages. 026211044X; 0262610159 (paperback). Location: Dallas SIL Library 372.6 L287.

Asks why most children acquire speech easily, yet bog down when it comes to learning to read. Is starting point for 22 contributions to Language by ear and by eye.

Is based on a research conference on The Relationships between Speech and Learning to Read. Was sponsored by the Growth and Development Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and National Institutes of Health. Brings together contributions by

• distinguished specialists in linguistics
• speech perception
• psycholinguistics
• information processing, and
• reading research.

Summarizes what is currently known about similarities and differences between processing language by eye and processing it by ear.

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