Beginning reading; a balanced approach to teaching literacy during the first three years at school.0826488757 Beginning reading; a balanced approach to teaching literacy during the first three years at school. Center, Yola. Continuum Publishing Group 2005 292 pages $35.95 Paperback LB1139 Center (education, Macquarie U., Sydney, Australia) offers a text for those interested in research-based data about effective literacy instruction processes, including teacher-educators, practicing classroom and resource teachers, literacy consultants, student teachers, policy makers, and parents. The material is divided sequentially into sections covering literacy theory and practice for the first, second, and third years, followed by discussion of assessment and intervention and appendices ap·pen·di·ces n. A plural of appendix. containing sample materials. Each chapter includes discussion of relevant research, practical classroom strategies, and guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. for lesson planning. The text employs a balanced approach to teaching reading, combining phonological pho·nol·o·gy n. pl. pho·nol·o·gies 1. The study of speech sounds in language or a language with reference to their distribution and patterning and to tacit rules governing pronunciation. 2. , semantic See semantics. See also Symantec. and syntactic Dealing with language rules (syntax). See syntax. processes, which supports at- risk students in regular classrooms. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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