Children’s Reading and Spelling

This book extends models of early literacy, analyzing how children’s reading and spelling skills develop throughout their school career.<br /> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>An account of how a child’s reading and spelling develop which goes beyond the early years<br /> </li> <li>Shows that there are radical changes in the way children read and spell as they get older<br /> </li> <li>Describes a new theory about the learning that goes on in the later stages of reading and spelling<br /> </li> <li>Makes clear the educational implications of this theory<br /> </li> <li>The authors’ research has previously contributed to the ‘literacy hour’ – a government initiative to improve the teaching of literacy skills in UK schools</li> </ul>