Teaching Literacy, Balancing Perspectives

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Introduction, Roger Beard. Part 1 Language and literacy: the structure of language, David Crystal reading and spoken language - the nature of the links, Jessie Reid sense and sensibility - some thoughts on the teaching of literacy, Margaret Donaldson. Part 2 Reading: developing skilled reading, Jane Oakhill early influences on literacy, Barbara Tizard phonological aspects of learning to read, Peter Bryant the good book - linguistic aspects - Katharine Perera the good book - non-narrative aspects, Alison Littlefair teaching literacy and children with special needs, Keith Gaines. Part 3 Writing: composing and writing, Carl Bereiter and Marlene Scardamalia the teaching of spelling, Margaret Peters handwriting, Rosemary Sassoon. Part 4 Balancing perspectives: beginning to read - an overview, Marilyn Jagar Adams.

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