Reading Under Control: Teaching Reading in the Primary School (Roehampton Student Texts)

by Alison Kelly (Editor), Alison Kelly (Editor), Judith Graham (Editor)

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  1997

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  The aim of this text is to help students and teachers create a rich environment for reading, and to develop a principled and secure understanding of the processes and practices involved so that they can bring and keep reading under control . The book places the teaching of reading in a theoretical, political and historical framework, and presents coverage of all key issues. Readers should be able to recognize, evaluate and make considered use of the various beliefs, approaches, routines, resources and assessment procedures that are found in schools. Children's books are discussed and current reading schemes are assessed. Individual teachers are couraged to develop their own practice on firm foundations.

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  2000

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  Now in an updated third edition, this best-selling textbook introduces primary teachers to the key issues in how to teach reading. The authors celebrate reading as an important, exhilarating part of the curriculum with the potential to transform lives, whilst also giving a balanced handling of contentious issues. Strongly rooted in classroom practice, the book provides comprehensive coverage of differing reading practices and resources. Key features include: * managing specialized reading difficulties, such as dyslexia * EAL and gender issues in reading * use of ICT within reading * a detailed inspection of the phonics debate. This book is essential reading for both trainee teachers and qualified teachers interested in continuing their professional development.