Helping children with reading and spelling : a special needs manual / Rea Reason and Rene Boote.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reason, Rea.

Contributor:

Boote, Rene.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading--Remedial teaching.

Reading.

English language--Orthography and spelling--Study and teaching.

English language.

Penmanship--Remedial teaching.

Penmanship.

Learning disabled children--Education.

Learning disabled children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Helping Children with Reading and Spelling contains a basic kit of suggestions to help children who struggle with learning to read and spell. The materials build on the content of an earlier manual, Learning Difficulties in Reading and Writing, which has been widely and successfully used by teachers. The detailed teaching sequences, combining the enjoyment of content with the more systematic practice of subskills, which were particularly appreciated in the earlier volume, have been further developed here.The book is consistent with: * English National Curriculum P

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface by Peter Mittler; Acknowledgements; Main themes and Ideas; An overview of the manual; Meaning and motivation; Reading; Interactive assessment and teaching; Developing fluency; Step-by-step teaching; Phonics at Stages 1 and 2 of reading; Phonics at Stages 3 and 4 of reading; Spelling and handwriting; Spelling; Handwriting; Applications in the classroom; Working with a group of Year 2 children; Catching and conquering spelling in Year 6; Bibliography; Addresses; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-197) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-84234-1

1-134-84235-X

1-282-77842-0

9786612778421

0-203-42684-3

9780203426845

OCLC:

316161917