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Descriptions of Strands within CISLL
Acquisition of and transitions in language and literacy. This strand encompasses scholars who study the process of typical and atypical language acquisition with a common interest in examining the range of factors that contribute to the acquisition of and transition between oral and literate language.
Processing of language and literacy. This strand encompasses scholars interested in how general psychological processes support language and literacy activities across a broad variety of context and tasks (e.g., reading, engaging in social interactions).
Influences on language and literacy. Scholars in this strand are interested in understanding how factors outside of the individual affect how the process language in the context of communication (expressive or receptive) and reading (texts and other types of documents).
Assessment and interventions for language and literacy. This strand reflects an agenda to accurately assess strengths and weaknesses of learners with respect to language and literacy and to design and match intervention accordingly.
Methodologies for studying language and literacy. This theme will encompass both the development and application innovative research and analytic methods to study complex and evolving language and literacy development and communication in educational, home, and community contexts.