Grace, Sarah Elizabeth

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank my parents and all of the teachers who helped to instill, in me, a love of reading. I would also like to thank my research participants for their time and insights and my research group for their ongoing support and for many laughs. Finally, a great thanks to Dr. Clare Kosnik, my research supervisor, and Dr. Susan Schwartz for both being so supportive, energetic and—most of all—such amazing teachers.