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Hi All

 

I am wanting to get hold of some reading on 'reading in the early years''. A book that looks at how children aquire reading skills and the stages of formal reading. Also strategies for teaching reading and profiles of the different types of readers. A uni textbook perhaps? I need my own 'reading bible' to refer to and dip into. internet links would be fine too. i have searched but have come up with not much xD

 

Thanks :o

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Welcome to the Forum, shasha

 

Congratulations on making your first post - I'm sure lots of teachers will be along to give some good advice and/or share books they have found useful. I'm in pre-school and consequently I always stay well clear of offering my opinion on these issues - would never presume to think I knew more than someone who teaches children to read or write in school!

 

That said, I shall have a quick look at my uni books and see if there's anything there that might prove useful! :o

 

Maz

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Thank you Maz - that was a super quick reply :o

 

Nice to meet you.

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Hehe - nice to meet you too, look forward to hearing lots more from you in the future

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Here's a book from my shelf which was co-written by our Uni professor who taught us child development last year:-

 

The Learning and Teaching of Reading and Writing by Naomi Flynn and Rhona Stainthorp - you can 'look inside' here at Amazon.

 

Not sure whether its what you're looking for though!

 

Maz

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Sorry no help with the book but wanted to say hi and welcome!

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Thanks Everyone for the warm welcomes :o . I will look up the titles mentioned.

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Hi!

 

You could also try Words and Worlds by Henrietta Dombey

Classroom Interactions in Literacy by Eve Bearne, Henrietta Dombey, and Teresa Grainger

also I have on my shelf

Learning to Read Margaret Meek

Language for Life from the Bullock Reprot ( very old like me but still holds water today I think!)

 

an eclectic mix!

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Hi and welcome

 

I would echo the recommendations above. Foundations of Literacy and L is for Sheep are both very readable books. I would definitely recommend Rhona Stainthorp's book above (she is currently my tutor at Uni too at the moment so should give her a plug) and she was involved in writing Letters and Sounds so is at the cutting edge of things. She has also helped develop the new e-modules on the CLLD site which is a good starting point for teaching reading. Look here: http://nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.g...601?uc=force_uj

 

The book I read that has been most influential was Why Children Can't Read by Diane McGuinness but can be quite heavy going in places (well confused me).

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