Phonics : practice, research and policy / edited by Maureen Lewis and Sue Ellis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ellis, Sue.

Lewis, Maureen.

United Kingdom Literacy Association.

Series:

Published in association with the UKLA

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading--Phonetic method.

Reading.

Reading (Elementary).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 159 p.) : 1 ill.

Place of Publication:

London : Paul Chapman, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume unravels the controversy surrounding phonics which characterizes much of the discussion about reading standards and teaching reading. It also offers advice on how to make sense of both the various theories and their applications in practice helping teachers to find the right practical solutions.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Contributors; Introduction Phonics: The Wider Picture; Chapter 1 - How Children Learn to Read and How Phonics Helps; Chapter 2 - Learning to Read the Words on the Page: The Crucial Role of Early Phonics Teaching; Chapter 3 - Teaching Phonics: The Basics; Chapter 4 - Inside the Classroom: Three Approaches to Phonics Teaching; Chapter 5 - Involving Parents and Carers; Chapter 6 - Development Issues: Speaking and Phonological Awareness; Chapter 7 - Phonics in Context: Spelling Links; Chpater 8 - Phonics and English Orthography

Chapter 9 - Sounds Familiar: The History of Phonics TeachingChapter 10 - Responses to Rose: The Final Report of the Independent Review of the Teaching of Early Reading; Chapter 11 - Using this Book for Staff Development; Glossary; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612055973

9781446214428

1446214427

9781282055971

1282055976

9781849203456

1849203458

OCLC:

436044492