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Teaching early reading and phonics : creative approaches to early literacy / Kathy Goouch and Andrew Lambirth.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2011.Description: 130 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 1849204217 (hbk.)
  • 1849204225 (pbk.)
  • 9781849204217 (hbk.)
  • 9781849204224 (pbk.)
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Contents:
Sensible approaches to the teaching of reading -- Critical contexts -- The role of the teacher -- Knowledge for reading -- Environments for reading -- Resources for reading -- Reading routines -- Talk, reading and writing -- Assessment of reading -- Conclusions : Principles and practice.
Summary: This book supports teachers using phonics in their teaching of early reading. The authors show how important it is to ensure that children acquire a wide range of reading strategies, while also setting out practical pointers which will enable teachers to translate the theory into effective practice. Readers will learn: how to plan phonics within a rich, interactive and playful literacy pedagogy; how to construct relationships with the young readers in their classes and the texts around them; how to embed the teaching of phonics in carefully selected high quality materials, particularly in children's literature. Written for practicing teachers, student teachers on initial teacher training courses at undergraduate and graduate levels, the book will also be useful for advisors working on continuing professional development.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 372.465 G659 Available 33111007977941
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book supports teachers using phonics in their teaching of early reading. The authors show how important it is to ensure that children acquire a wide range of reading strategies, while also setting out practical ′pointers′ which will enable teachers to translate the theory into effective practice. Readers will learn:

- How to plan phonics within a rich, interactive and playful literacy pedagogy

- How to construct relationships with the young readers in their classes and the texts around them

- How to embed the teaching of phonics in carefully selected high quality materials - particularly in children′s literature.

Written for practicing teachers, student teachers on initial teacher training courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, the book will also be useful for advisors working on continuing professional development.

Dr Kathy Goouch and Dr Andrew Lambirth are based at Canterbury Christ Church University in the field of early and primary education and literacy.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-126) and index.

Sensible approaches to the teaching of reading -- Critical contexts -- The role of the teacher -- Knowledge for reading -- Environments for reading -- Resources for reading -- Reading routines -- Talk, reading and writing -- Assessment of reading -- Conclusions : Principles and practice.

This book supports teachers using phonics in their teaching of early reading. The authors show how important it is to ensure that children acquire a wide range of reading strategies, while also setting out practical pointers which will enable teachers to translate the theory into effective practice. Readers will learn: how to plan phonics within a rich, interactive and playful literacy pedagogy; how to construct relationships with the young readers in their classes and the texts around them; how to embed the teaching of phonics in carefully selected high quality materials, particularly in children's literature. Written for practicing teachers, student teachers on initial teacher training courses at undergraduate and graduate levels, the book will also be useful for advisors working on continuing professional development.

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