ABSTRACT

This is an introductory guide to the theoretical and practical aspects of the development of reading skills. The book looks at the success or failure of various techniques and provides underpinning theory.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

part One|32 pages

How children learn to read

chapter 1|6 pages

How children learn

chapter 2|8 pages

The process of learning to read

chapter 3|6 pages

The skills of learning to read

chapter 4|10 pages

Impediments to learning to read

part Two|42 pages

Early reading

chapter 5|10 pages

Auditory perception

chapter 6|13 pages

Visual perception

chapter 7|9 pages

Psychomotor skills

chapter 8|8 pages

Attitudes to reading

part Three|54 pages

The first stages of reading

chapter 9|9 pages

Helping children to read

chapter 10|10 pages

Letters

chapter 11|12 pages

Letter blends

chapter 12|10 pages

Word building

chapter 13|11 pages

Reading for meaning

part Four|40 pages

Developing reading skills

chapter 14|11 pages

Fluent reading

chapter 15|10 pages

The use of books

chapter 16|12 pages

Particular problems in learning to read

chapter 17|5 pages

Assessment

part Five|30 pages

Extending reading skills

chapter 18|11 pages

The uses of literacy

chapter 19|9 pages

The experience of reading

chapter 20|8 pages

The reading curriculum