The central role of linguistic releasing agents in teaching reading
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11260469 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gerard Giordano (New Mexico State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-23 |
| Publication date | 1979-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peabody Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0161-956X • E-ISSN: 1532-7930 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01619567909538262 |
| OpenAlex | W1975214957 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Many characteristics of human behavior involve genetic predispositions. When neonates are supported at the torso with their legs hanging free and touching a base, they rhythmically move their legs in a walking action. Similarly, infants, for the first few months of life, exhibit swimming movements when held by the head in water. All neonates move their heads left and right as they search for the mother's nipples before feeding. Coordination and grasp of premature infants is developed to the extent that they can support their weight by clasping a rope with their hands and feet. Infants babble in a universal, fixed sequence of sounds; deaf infants use the identical sequence as hearing infants. Infants fix their eyes on a person speaking to them; totally blind children universally exhibit the identical fixation response. Anencephalic infants initially develop similarly to infants with intact cerebral cortexes, and it is difficult to differentiate disabled and nondisabled infants during the first few months of life. The preceding research discussed by Thorpe is complemented by studies which indicate that there are numerous universal features of cultural, ritual, and social interaction.1 Alcock reviewed evidence from ethology and anthropology to establish that not only are there universal aspects to social behavior but that the capacity for specific learned responses, such as tool usage and dancing, is an innate predisposition.2 He hypothesized that this predisposition is ultimately based on ecological, reproductive, and social traits that have genetically evolved in the same way that selective animal behaviors have evolved among other species. Wilson reviewed and discussed biological evidence to establish that patterns of social interactions are genetically based traits which restrictedly prepare individuals, groups, and species to reproduce, compete, and thrive.3
Biology · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Ethology · Evolutionary biology · Linguistics · Reading (process · Digital Communication and Language · Language Development and Disorders · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |