Description
Book SynopsisâœIn this interesting, informative and accessible book Kathy Hall takes you on a journey of exploration and discovery and succeeds in challenging the readerâs own stance on the teaching, not only of reading, but also of literacy as a whole.â an excellent, thought-provoking book which empowers the reader to critically reassess their own practice and will have a positive effect in many classroomsâ British Journal of Educational Studies* How do different reading experts interpret evidence about one child as a reader?
* What perspectives can be brought to bear on reading in the classroom?
* How can a rich notion of literacy be promoted in the regular primary classroom?
In this book Kathy Hall invites you to extend your perspective on reading by considering the responses of well known reading scholars (e.g. Barbara Comber, Henrietta Dombey, Laura Huxford and David Wray) to evidence of one child as a reader. Reading evidence from eight-year-old Stephen,
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part one: A psycho-linguistic perspective
Ann Browne's observations, suggestions and theoretical perspectives
Teresa Grainger's observations, suggestions and theoretical perspectives
Reading as a problem-solving activity
Part two: A cognitive-psychological perspective
Laura Huxford's observations, suggestions and theoretical perspectives
David Wray's observations, suggestions and theoretical perspectives
Words matter
Part three: A socio-cultural perspective
Henrietta Dombey's observations, suggestions and theoretical perspectives
Mary Hilton's observations, suggestions and theoretical perspectives
Reading and communities of practice
Part four: A socio-political perspective
Barbara Comber's observations, suggestions and theoretical perspectives
Jackie Marsh's observations, suggestions and theoretical perspectives
Reading the word and the world
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.
