In this classic edition of their ground-breaking work, Usha Goswami and Peter Bryant revisit their influential theory about how phonological skills support the development of literacy. The book describes three causal factors which can account for children s reading and spelling development:

• pre-school phonological knowledge of rhyme and alliteration
• the impact of alphabetic instruction on knowledge about phonemes
• links between early spelling and later reading.

This classic edition includes a new introduction from the authors which...

In this classic edition of their ground-breaking work, Usha Goswami and Peter Bryant revisit their influential theory about how phonological skills support the development of literacy. The book describes three causal factors which can account for children s reading and spelling development:

• pre-school phonological knowledge of rhyme and alliteration
• the impact of alphabetic instruction on knowledge about phonemes
• links between early spelling and later reading.

This classic edition includes a new introduction from the authors which...