Children's Reading and Spelling: Beyond the First Steps (Understanding Childrens Worlds)

by Peter Bryant (Author), Terezinha Nunes (Author)

• Used

  Illustrated
  2009

  $5.24

  This book extends models of early literacy, analyzing how children's reading and spelling skills develop throughout their school career. * An account of how a child's reading and spelling develop which goes beyond the early years * Shows that there are radical changes in the way children read and spell as they get older * Describes a new theory about the learning that goes on in the later stages of reading and spelling * Makes clear the educational implications of this theory * The authors' research has previously contributed to the 'literacy hour' - a government initiative to improve the teaching of literacy skills in UK schools

• New

  Illustrated
  2009

  $48.85

  This book extends models of early literacy, analyzing how children's reading and spelling skills develop throughout their school career. * An account of how a child's reading and spelling develop which goes beyond the early years * Shows that there are radical changes in the way children read and spell as they get older * Describes a new theory about the learning that goes on in the later stages of reading and spelling * Makes clear the educational implications of this theory * The authors' research has previously contributed to the 'literacy hour' - a government initiative to improve the teaching of literacy skills in UK schools