Thomas Anne - Understanding Spelling - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: How do children learn to spell and what kinds of teaching support them most effectively? Based on a three - year longitudinal study of children's spelling in different primary classrooms Olivia O Sullivan Assistant Director of the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education and Anne Thomas the former Inset Director of the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education pose a number of important questions: what kinds of knowledge are involved in spelling? what are the links between learning to read and learning to spell? what kinds of systematic teaching and interventions make a difference to children's progress? Packed with case studies photographs and examples of children's work this unique book sets out the most effective approaches to spelling and provides teachers with a broad set of principles on which to base their teaching. This is an invaluable resource for any teacher or trainee teacher wishing to raise standards in spelling in their classroom.
Title: Understanding Spelling
Author(s): Thomas Anne
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415419888
Pages: 128 Pages, 20 Line Drawings, Black And White; 20 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 4/20/2007
Category: Teaching Of A Specific Subject