Handbook of Literacy in Akshara Orthography

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Joshi, R. Malatesha (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), McBride, Catherine (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Literacy Studies, Perspectives from Cognitive Neurosciences, Linguistics, Psychology and Education, 17
• Subjects: Language and education.; Literacy.; Languages.; Language and languages.; Bilingualism.; Multilingualism.; Language Education.; Asian Languages.

This volume examines the unique characteristics of akshara orthography and how they may affect literacy development and problems along with the implications for assessment and instruction. Even though akshara orthography is used by more than a billion people, there is an urgent need for a systematic...