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  • 2019

Reading for life

high quality literacy instruction for all

Lyn Stone, (1971-)

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"Nonsensical ideas about teaching reading and writing are alive and well and in schools all over the world. Yet we have known for many years what the most effective, low-cost methods are. It's time for you as a teacher, a parent, as a human to take the reins and demand quality literacy teaching for all. This book contains the tools you will need to get that job done. This book aims to bridge the research-practice divide, making the findings of reading science available to all and provide a common platform on which teachers and parents can exchange ideas about doing the best possible job of teaching people to read and write"--Provided by publisher.

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Title Statement Reading for life: high quality literacy instruction for all / Lyn Stone.
Author Stone, Lyn, 1971-
Publication London: Routledge,2019.
Extent of Item xviii, 205 pages
ISBN 9781138590922 (pbk.)
1138590924 (pbk.)
Other Number 3968007
General Notes "A David Fulton book"--Cover.
Contents A simple view -- Oral language development -- Phonological awareness -- Phonics -- Fluency -- Vocabulary -- Comprehension -- Underlying processes for reading -- The consequences of low literacy -- The major players -- Children left behind -- Rose to the occasion -- The land of Oz -- The current scene -- Why changing your mind is good for you -- Cults and catchphrases -- Won't get fooled again : logical fallacy -- Fooling ourselves : cognitive bias -- Snake oil : the disappointing truth -- Diagnosis : dyslexia -- Teaching reading and writing : overview -- Teaching handwriting -- Teaching the alphabet -- Teaching phonological awareness -- Teaching phonics -- Teaching fluency -- Teaching vocabulary -- Teaching comprehension.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.
Summary "Nonsensical ideas about teaching reading and writing are alive and well and in schools all over the world. Yet we have known for many years what the most effective, low-cost methods are. It's time for you as a teacher, a parent, as a human to take the reins and demand quality literacy teaching for all. This book contains the tools you will need to get that job done. This book aims to bridge the research-practice divide, making the findings of reading science available to all and provide a common platform on which teachers and parents can exchange ideas about doing the best possible job of teaching people to read and write"--Provided by publisher.
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By Topic Literacy--Study and teaching
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