Learning From Children Who Read at an Early Age

by Diana Hughes, Rhona Stainthorp

Overview

Learning From Children Who Read at an Early Age is the result of a three-year research project in which the authors studied a group of children who learnt to read without being taught, from before they started school until the end of Year 2 when they were given their first National Curriculum assessments.
Using this study as a framework for examining how children make progress over their time in Key Stage 1 across a range of literacy skills, the authors suggest guidelines which teachers can use to help all children progress with reading.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415174954
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/24/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	190
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Rhona Stainthorp is at the Child Development and Learning Group at the Institute of Education., Diana Hughes is in the Psychology Department at Royal Holloway College.

Table of Contents

1. In the Beginning Reading and Writing 2. The Project 3. The Children 4. Reading 5. Writing 6. Teacher Interviews 7. Interviews with Parents 8. Child Interviews 9. Learning from Successful Readers

Editorial Reviews

'... this book is ... a useful confirmation of the current position on early literacy acquisition and points the way to further research to establish the exact enabling mechanisms. - Lesley Nock, Improving Schools

From the Publisher

The concern is not children whose parents teach them, but those who autonomously learn to read before starting school. Stainthorp (child development and learning, Institute of Education) and Hughes (psychology, Royal Holloway College) undertook a three-year study of such children through the end of Year Two and their first national assessment. They found features of how they make progress, especially in the early stages, that teachers might use to help other students. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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