Learning to read is an exciting and vital part of every child’s development.
The new edition of this book continues to provide trainees and teachers with a broad understanding of teaching reading and phonics, and equip them with the skills necessary to face the reality of the early years classroom in order to meet the needs of individual children.
With vital information on constructing relationships with young readers, and how to plan phonics within a rich, interactive and playful literacy pedagogy, the second edition now includes:
- A brand new chapter on babies and early reading
- More information on language acquisition and how children learn
- A discussion of children with SEN
- An appreciation for the rise of digital technologies in relation to reading
Whether you′re training to become a teacher, or already working in the classroom this book is ideal for those who wish to embed the teaching of phonics into carefully selected high quality materials – particularly in children′s literature.
Table des matières
Chapter 1: Introduction: Sensible Approaches to Teaching and Reading
Chapter 2: Beginning with Babies
Chapter3: Critical contexts
Chapter 4: The role of the teacher
Chapter 5: Knowledge for reading
Chapter 6: Environments for reading
Chapter 7: Resources for reading
Chapter 7: Resources for reading Chapter 8: Reading routines
Chapter 9: Talk, reading and writing
Chapter 10: Assessment of reading
Chapter 11: Conclusions: Principles and Practice
A propos de l’auteur
Andrew Lambirth is Professor of Education in The Faculty of Education and Health at The University of Greenwich. Before joining Higher Education, he was a Primary School teacher in Peckham and Bermondsey in South East London. Andrew has published widely in the field of the teaching of Literacy and English including: Primary English (2005, Learning Matters), Creativity and Writing: Developing Voice and Verve in the Classroom (2005, Routledge) with Grainger and Goouch. Understanding Reading and the Teaching of Phonics: Critical Perspectives (2007, Open University) Literacy on the Left: Reform and Revolution (2007 Bloomsbury); Making Poetry Matter (2013 Bloomsbury) with Dymoke and Wilson. Andrew is currently President of the United Kingdom Literacy Association