ABSTRACT

First published in 1967, Reading and Remedial Reading describes the normal reading programme in the school where the author taught and the diagnosis and treatment of acute difficulties in learning to read. The work deals mainly with so-called educationally maladjusted children, many of whom showed signs of possible damage to the central nervous system, but Mr Tansley believes that the methods and techniques given are applicable to all children, irrespective of levels of intelligence, who are experiencing difficulties to learn. The results achieved are most encouraging and have been tested by numerous expert visitors from this country and abroad. This is a helpful guide to a large number of people- staffs and students in University Education Departments, educational psychologists, remedial teachers, special-school teachers, primary school teachers, and medical officers in the School Health Service.

part One|80 pages

The teaching of reading

chapter 1|4 pages

Some general considerations

chapter 2|4 pages

Reading readiness

chapter 3|16 pages

Training perceptual abilities 1

chapter 4|11 pages

The beginning of reading

chapter 6|10 pages

The teaching of phonics

chapter 7|4 pages

The teaching of spelling

chapter 8|21 pages

Reading failure: its causes and prevention

part Two|76 pages

Remedial teaching of reading

chapter 9|5 pages

General remarks and principles

chapter 10|42 pages

Diagnostic programme

chapter 12|20 pages

Remedial techniques and methods