Children's Reading and Spelling: Beyond the First Steps

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Children's Reading and Spelling: Beyond the First Steps

Terezinha Nunes,Peter Bryant

Description

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

About the Author

Professor Terezinha Nunes is Professor of Educational Studies in the Department of Education, Child Development, and Learning, University of Oxford.

Professor Peter Bryant is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Education, University of Oxford and a Visiting Professor at Oxford Brookes University.

Features

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

Series

Understanding Children's Worlds

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