The Early Literacy Handbook: Making Sense of Language and Literacy with Children Birth to Seven - a Practical Guide to the Context Approach - Couverture souple

Wyse, Dominic; Parker, Christine

 
9781907241260: The Early Literacy Handbook: Making Sense of Language and Literacy with Children Birth to Seven - a Practical Guide to the Context Approach

Synopsis

This title incorporates both a phonics and context-based approach to literacy to ensure that teachers can hit literacy targets, whilst ensuring children are engaged and become life-long readers. It is a comprehensive, practical guide on how to teach children aged 0-7 to read and write. Each practical suggestion offered is supported by cutting-edge research by Dr. Dominic Wyse, a leading expert in primary literacy. Split into clear, easy-to-use sections by age, this book covers how to: -Build on what children know; assess children s needs -Work with parents -Interact with children -Motivate for reading and writing -Organise the classroom for reading and writing -Teach phonics and units in context -Teach handwriting, spelling, and punctuation -Assess reading and writing This must-have guide explains the theory behind best practice, followed by a practical example that professionals can consider in the context of their setting. Full colour photographs, case studies and action points are used throughout.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dominic Wyse is Professor of Early Childhood and Primary Education at the Institute of Education (IOE) University of London and a widely published author. A major strand of Dominic's research is on the teaching of English, language and literacy, which form the focus of his titles, spanning from curriculum, pedagogy and policy to educational thought and practice. Dominic was consulted for the government review of the National Curriculum in 2011. Christine Parker is head teacher of a large city centre primary in the east of England. She was the head of an early excellence centre where she led the nursery school through a period of signicant change. Always an advocate for quality provision and practice for the youngest children in school, Christine felt it was time to take her early years specialism into the primary sector. she has also worked as a partnership adviser for the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge and as an associate head teacher for the local authority, supporting primary head teachers in understanding the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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