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Children Learning to Read, Vol. 1 »

Authors: Pamela Owen (Editor), Peter Pumfrey
ISBN-13: 9780750703635, ISBN-10: 0750703636
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: January 1995
Edition: (Non-applicable)

	Acknowledgments
	List of Tables and Figures
	List of Abbreviations
	Introduction: International Concerns and Controversies	1
Ch. 1	The Emergence of Word Reading in Beginning Reading	9
Ch. 2	Some Effects of Phonics Teaching on Early Reading Development	32
Ch. 3	Making Sense of Writing	43
Ch. 4	Some Effects of Context on Reading	57
Ch. 5	Phonemic Awareness and Balanced Reading Instruction	67
Ch. 6	Children Learn to Read by Being Taught	80
Ch. 7	New Moves in Early-literacy Learning in Europe	95
Ch. 8	What Do Children Know About Reading Before They Go to School?	104
Ch. 9	Teacher Decision-making in Early-literacy Teaching	115
Ch. 10	The Importance of the Teacher	126
Ch. 11	Stance, Meaning and Voluntary Reading	137
Ch. 12	A Conceptual Basis for a Literacy Curriculum	161
	Notes on Contributors	181
	Index	185