Matthew and Mum are worried about their dog, Bear. Bear sits around a lot, and Mum thinks he's overweight. The vet says he needs to go on a diet. But after several weeks, Bear still hasn't lost any weight! And he keeps getting out of the backyard. What is Bear getting up to?
“A big tree has fallen down over the road! BJ and his tow truck, Toby, need to move it so the cars can get past.”--Back cover.
Matthew's dog, Bear, is his best friend. But Bear is very old now. He can't run after a ball any more, and he limps a lot. Mum says that they are going to have to make a hard decision soon.
Bear is a big, brown dog. He belongs to Matthew, who lives next to the school. Matthew is cross when Bear gets out and comes to school. But someone needs Bear's help today!
PM Gems features the most loved characters from the PM and PM Plus series. The characters featured include Sally, Max, Kitty Cat, Little Chimp and the Bear Family.
Our journey to language begins before birth, as babies in the womb hear clearly enough to distinguish their mother's voice. Canvassing a broad span of experimental and theoretical approaches, this book introduces ways of looking at language development.
From Fetus to Adolescent
Our journey to language begins before birth, as babies in the womb hear clearly enough to distinguish their mother's voice. Canvassing a broad span of experimental and theoretical approaches, this book introduces new ways of looking at language development. A remarkable mother-daughter collaboration, "Pathways to Language" balances the respected views of a well-known scholar with the fresh perspective of a younger colleague prepared to challenge current popular positions in these debates. The result is an unusually subtle, even-handed, and comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of language acquisition, from fetal speech processing to the development of child grammar to the sophisticated linguistic accomplishments of adolescence, such as engaging in conversation and telling a story. With examples from the real world as well as from the psychology laboratory, Kyra Karmiloff and Annette Karmiloff-Smith look in detail at the way language users appropriate words and grammar. They present in-depth evaluations of different theories of language acquisition. They show how adolescent usage has changed the meaning of certain phrases, and how modern living has led to alterations in the lexicon. They also consider the phenomenon of atypical language development, as well as theoretical issues of nativism and empiricism and the specificity of human language. Their nuanced and open-minded approach allows readers to survey the complexity and breadth of the fascinating pathways to language acquisition.
PM is a firm favourite amongst Primary Schools due to its reputation for reading success. Offering over 800 carefully levelled fiction and non-fiction books, PM builds confidence through gradual progression and step-by-step support.
PM is a firm favourite amongst Primary Schools due to its reputation for reading success. Offering over 800 carefully levelled fiction and non-fiction books, PM builds confidence through gradual progression and step-by-step support.