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The reading for real handbook

Author: Colin Harrison; Martin Coles
Publisher: London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2001.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 2nd edView all editions and formats
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Combining the views of experts in both classroom practice and reading theory, "The Reading for Real Handbook" is a practical guide to a "real reading" or apprenticeship approach to beginning reading. It explores a range of topics including the choice of books, the importance of social context, parental involvement, assessment and record-keeping, and how to help children who don't make a good start with a "real  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Colin Harrison; Martin Coles
ISBN: 0415219957 9780415219952
OCLC Number: 46729196
Description: xix, 228 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents: Introduction / Colin Harrison, Martin Coles --
What does research tell us about learning to be a reader? --
The reading process and learning to read: an update / Colin Harrison --
Building a house of fiction: a little, daily miracle / Jack Ousbey --
Which books should we use? --
Choosing books for young readers / Gervase Phinn --
Reading is more than words and sentences / Ros Fisher --
How should we encourage children to be readers? --
Reading for real in the classroom: observation, coaching and practice / Martin Coles --
The literacy environment of the classroom / Carol Fox --
Forward to fundamentals--the foundations of literacy: the need for a comprehensive approach to language and literacy / Eric Ashworth --
Paired Reading with peers and parents: factors in effectiveness and new developments / Keith J. Topping --
Real assessment for real readers / Margaret Cook --
Supporting readers with English as an additional language / Guy Merchant --
Struggling readers / Tony Martin.
Responsibility: edited by Colin Harrison and Martin Coles.
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A practical guide to a "real reading" approach to beginning reading, this book explores issues such as choice of books and parental involvement in reading. It contains advice for teachers wishing to  Read more...

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