English L2 reading : getting to the bottom / Barbara M. Birch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Birch, Barbara M., author.

Contributor:

ebrary, Inc.

Benjamin Franklin Library Fund.

Series:

ESL and applied linguistics professional series

ESL & applied linguistics professional series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language.

Second language acquisition.

Reading comprehension.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 227 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Third Edition.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

English L2 Reading: Getting to the Bottom offers teachers research-based insights into bottom-up skills in reading English as a second language and a solid foundation on which to build reading instruction. Core linguistic and psycholinguistic concepts are presented within the context of their application to teaching. The goal is to balance or supplement (not replace) top-down approaches and methodologies with effective low-level options for teaching English reading. The text's Pedagogical features engage readers of the text in moving easily for linguistic detail and psycholinguistic data and theory to practical explanations and suggestions for teaching. Pre-reading Questions challenge them to analyze their own experience as readers. Study Guide Questions allow readers to review, discuss, or assess their knowledge. Discussion Questions elaborate on themes in each chapter. Spotlight on Teaching sections offer practical information and hands-on experience in preparing lessons or activities. Two Appendices provide tables that list the graphemes or the phonemes of English. Many teachers L2 students are interesting in supplementing top-down teaching approaches to teaching reading with bottom-up reading strategies, but aren't sure how to do it. The third edition of this popular, comprehensive, myth-debunking text continues to fill that gap. Changes in the Third Edition: Shift in focus from criticism of whole language methodologies to a more neutral stance-times have changed and the study of lower-level reading strategies is now mainstream Greater focus on linguistic from, along with function and meaning Updated information about reading strategies at each level of the reading process More Spotlight on Teaching sections, one for each chapter, New chapter on spelling development Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Expert Decision-Maker 1

2 Writing Systems 17

3 Low-Level Transfer of Reading Strategies 35

4 Listening Skills in Reading 52

5 Processing Letters 73

6 The English Spelling System 91

7 Approaches to Phonics 108

8 English Morphophonemic Spelling 127

9 Spelling Development 147

10 Vocabulary Acquisition 166

11 Getting to the Bottom of English L2 Fluency 184.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-223) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Benjamin Franklin Library Fund.

ISBN:

1134614136

9781134614134

Publisher Number:

99962492832

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.