Gnys at Wrk : A Child Learns to Write and Read,Used

Gnys at Wrk : A Child Learns to Write and Read,Used

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When he was five and a half years old, Paul Bissex wrote and posted this sign over his workbench: DO NAT DSTRB GNYS AT WRK. The work from which this genius refused to be disturbed was the work typical of all children, namely, the task of learning how to write and read. In Gnys at Wrk, Glenda Bissex goes far beyond the chronicle of her sons accomplishment to provide the first indepth case study of a childs confrontation with written language, rich in revelations about the nature and processes of the mind.Paul begins by writing notes in a system of his own inventionlike IEAVGAWNTOOTHESTOR for I have gone to the storeand this system becomes more elaborate as he goes on to create stories, games and signs. Eventually, the system merges with conventional written English as Paul learns to separate words and to associate letters not with their names but with sets of possible sounds.Glenda Bissex shows how the evolution of Pauls writing ability is closely intertwined with his reading developmentin Pauls own words, once you can write a word you can read it. She also makes an intriguing comparison between Pauls schoolwork and his endeavors at home, and explores the influence of his personal interests and world view on his facility with words. Her study is a unique, detailed account of the genius that is, quite simply, the human capacity for language.

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