The Teaching of Reading The Development of Literacy in the Early Years of

by Jeni Riley

• ISBN13: 9781853963070
• ISBN10: 1853963070
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-10-28
• Publisher: Sage Publications
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Summary

'The aim of this book is admirable. Despite the preponderance of texts on the development and teaching of literacy, a book which is driven by psychological theory but succeeds in combining this theory with suggestions for classroom practice is long awaited' - Child Language Teaching and TherapyThe Teaching of Reading combines theoretical and practical aspects of literacy, and is intended to be informative and practical in its classroom application. The author shows that informed practice can only develop from a genuine understanding of the literacy process, and the book charts the way in which the young child progresses from the first glimmerings of the purpose and recognition of print, through to a state of fully developed fluent reading.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix	(1)
Acknowledgements	x	(1)
Introduction	xi
1 The Importance of the First Year of School	1	(18)
2 The Process of Literacy	19	(21)
3 Supporting Children in Their First Year of School: Four Case Studies	40	(22)
4 Positive School Adjustment and Success with Reading	62	(12)
5 The Organisation of a Learning Environment	74	(17)
Bibliography and References	91	(8)
Appendixes	99	(30)
I Table of Pearson correlations over time for reading and writing	99	(1)
II Measures used in the September and July of each academic year	100	(6)
III Statistical analyses	106	(1)
IV Chi-square analyses	107	(1)
V Settled into School (Thomson) questionnaire	108	(3)
VI Questionnaire sent to reception teachers	111	(3)
VII The mean scores of pupils over the whole sample	114	(1)
VIII Scores of the pupils in the four case-study teachers' classes	115	(4)
IX Examples of `running reading records'	119	(10)
Subject Index	129	(2)
Author Index	131