Kategoria BISAC: Education >> Language Experience Approach

Far from being a mere technical skill, spelling is now perceived in psychological and psycholinguistic literature as a window into what an individual knows about words, and the acquisition of spelling is regarded as a process of conceptual and linguistic learning. In recent years linguists and psychologists have shown growing interest in the linguistic nature of alphabetic orthographic systems, in their psycholinguistic representation in adults and in their developmental history in children learning to read and write.

The question of orthographic depth - to what extent an...

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Learning to Read brings together different disciplinary perspectives and studies on reading for all those who seek to extend and enrich the current practice, research and policy debates. The breadth of knowledge that underpins pedagogy is a central theme and the book will help educators, policy-makers and researchers understand the full range of research perspectives that must inform decisions about the development of reading in schools. The book offers invaluable insights into learners who do not achieve their full potential. The chapters have...

Go above and beyond basic story-time These terrific teaching tools turn stories into fun, exciting reading and writing activities that can be used throughout the day. Clearly stated learning objectives meet NCTE standards to help make story-time an integral part of your reading and writing curriculum. Both books are divided into helpful categories: elements of fiction, Caldecott books, folk tales, fantasy, genre fiction, and nonfiction. Each section includes activities, reproducibles, and a related bibliography.

The contributions in this volume acknowledge the centrality of the politics of language. They seek to highlight the importance of the social and political contexts of language policy and language education.