Literacy: Reading, Writing and Children's Literature

Synopsis

This Is The Most Comprehensive Text In English Education For Pre-service Teachers. It Covers The Whole Literacy Curriculum: Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening And Viewing And Illustrates How Pre-service Teachers Can Use Theory In Their Classrooms. This Accessible Text Is Rich With Practical Examples, Classroom Scenarios, And Revision Questions Help Readers To Put Theory Into Practice. Teaching Examples Highlight Effective Assessment Practices And It Demonstrates How To Teach To A Range Of Learning Abilities From Beginning Through To Accomplished. Each Print Copy Of Literacy: Reading, Writing And Children's Literature Comes With A Free Obook - An Integrated, Online Ebook With Extra Content And Resources Built In. Part 1: Reading. Section 1: What Is Reading?. 1. A Balanced View Of Reading -- 2. Towards A Model Of Reading -- Section 2: Key Elements In Learning To Read. 3. Oral Language -- 4. Word Recognition: Phonics, Phonemes And Phonemic Awareness -- 5. Comprehension: Meaning Of Text -- 6. The Reader And The Text -- Section 3: Planning And Teaching Reading. 7. Assessment In Reading -- 8. The Effective Teaching Of Reading -- 9. Learning To Read: The Child Before School -- 10. Learning To Read: The Early School Years -- 11. Learning To Read: The Primary School Years -- 12. Managing Literacy In The Classroom -- Part 2: Writing. 13. The Role Of Writing -- 14. The Importance Of Writing In Our Society -- 15. The Writing Developmental Continuum -- 16. Grammar -- 17. Punctuation -- 18. Spelling -- 19. Handwriting -- 20. Assessment Of Writing -- 21. Multiliteracies And Technology -- 22. Teaching Writing In The Classroom -- Part 3: Literature. 23. Literature, The Curriculum And 21st Century Literacy -- 24. Starting Out: Introducing The Book -- 25. Early Childhood Literature And Engaged Play -- 26. Literary Literacies -- 27. Children's Literature In An Australian Context -- 28. Fairy Tales A Pervasive Paradigm -- 29. Picture Books And Poetry -- 30. Visual Literacy: Reading The World Of Signs -- 31. Building Community: First And Second Language Learners And Indigenous Students -- 32. A Forum: Social Issues, History And Fantasy -- 33. The Organic Classroom: A Locus Of Creative Literate Practices -- 34. Conclusion And Beginning. Gordon Winch, Rosemary Ross Johnston, Paul March, Lesley Ljungdahl, Marcelle Holliday. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.