Learning to Read: Beyond Phonics and Whole Language (Professional Ethics in Education Series) - Softcover

Thompson, G Brian; Thompson, Brian G; Nicholas, Tom

9780807737910: Learning to Read: Beyond Phonics and Whole Language (Professional Ethics in Education Series)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807737917 ISBN 13: 9780807737910

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 1999

This practical text draws on a wide but integrated range of research and theory on how children learn to read and appreciate literature. The authors provide an analysis of both traditional and progressive approaches which goes beyond phonics and whole language. "Learning to Read" features research and a global perspective on such controversial topics as: literacy and social background, phonemic awareness, self-discovery of letter-sound relations, the use of text structure for comprehension, and the effects of contrasting teaching approaches. The student-friendly text includes preview questions, chapter reviews and study questions to help the reader to reflect on the chapter contents and to discuss the implications for teaching and learning.

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About the Author:

G. Brian Thompson is at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and Tom Nicholson is at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

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