Achieving literacy : longitudinal studies of adolescents learning to read / / Margaret Meek ; with Stephen Armstrong. [et al.]

• Autore: Spencer Margaret Meek <1925-, >
• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (379 p.)
• Disciplina: 428.00712
• Soggetto topico: Language arts - Remedial teaching; Literacy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ArmstrongStephen
• Note generali: First published in 1983 by Routledge & Kegan Paul.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. A view of the task; 2. Features Of The Starting Point; A language for life; Reading experts or expert readers?; The group gathers; 3. The compromise; Fiona; Elizabeth; Vicky; Steve; Judith; 4. Reading, without tests; 5. Early encounters; Opening moves; Andy and Fiona; Sharon and Vicky; Chris and Elizabeth; Trevor and Judith; John and Steve; My Holiday; What the teachers learned; 6. Two sources of evidence; The tape transcribed; What the video reveals; 7. What progress looks like ; Vicky and Tracy - confirming the role of the readerJudith and Trevor - what happens to the pupil's view of himself as a reader?; Elizabeth and Chris - progress exemplified; Small steps forward; Steve and Tom - a very special case; 8. Reflexions; The elusive joy; Implications and implementations; Notes
• Sommario/riassunto: How children learn to read well and what kind of teaching helps them is a scarcely penetrated mystery. This book is a fascinating and informative research report by a group of teachers who set out to teach children who have failed to acquire a useful degree of literacy; in it they discuss their experiences. The authors are presenting evidence about a central and constant problem in education, an essential kind of evidence which is often ignored, because it is so difficult to collect and present. The report presents enough case-notes and recordings of lessons and discussions to allow readers
• Titolo autorizzato: Achieving literacy
• ISBN: 1-280-77679-X; 9786613687180; 0-203-14753-7; 1-136-51081-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462397303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge library editions. . -Education.