Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Learning to Read: Culture, Cognition and Pedagogy

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Author: Kathy Hall

ISBN-10: 041556123X

ISBN-13: 9780415561235

Category: Psychology of Education

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Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Learning to Read brings together different disciplinary perspectives and studies on reading for all those who seek to extend and enrich the current practice, research and policy debates. The breadth of knowledge that underpins pedagogy is a central theme and the book will help educators, policy-makers and researchers understand the full range of research perspectives that must inform decisions about the development of reading in schools. The book offers invaluable insights into learners who do not achieve their full potential. The chapters have been written by key figures in education, psychology, sociology and neuroscience, and promote discussion of:comprehensiongender and literacy attainmentphonics and decodingdigital literacy at home and schoolbilingual learners and readingdyslexia and special educational needsevidence based literacyvisual texts.This book encompasses a comprehensive range of conceptual perspectives on reading pedagogy and offers a wealth of new insights to support innovative research directions.

1 Significant lines of research in reading pedagogy Kathy Hall Hall, Kathy 32 The ghosts of reading past, present and future : the materiality of reading in homes and schools Jackie Marsh Marsh, Jackie 193 Reading places Barbara Comber Comber, Barbara 324 Young bilingual learners : a socio-cultural perspective Rose Drury Drury, Rose 445 Comprehension as a social act : texts, contexts and readers Vivienne Smith Smith, Vivienne 616 Reading for meaning : the skills that support reading comprehension and its development Kate Cain Cain, Kate 747 New literacies in the elementary classroom : the instructional dynamics of visual-texts Dawnene D. Hassett Hassett, Dawnene D. 878 Phonology, reading and reading difficulties Usha Goswami Goswami, Usha 1039 English is a difficult writing system for children to learn : evidence from children learning to read in Wales J. Richard Hanley Hanley, J. Richard 11710 Contextualised phonics teaching Dominic Wyse Wyse, Dominic 13011 What it takes in early schooling to have adolescents who are skilled and eager readers and writers William H. Teale Teale, William H. Kathleen A. Paciga Paciga, Kathleen A. Jessica L. Hoffman Hoffman, Jessica L. 15112 Classroom interaction and reading pedagogy in the early years of school Henrietta Dombey Dombey, Henrietta 16413 Dyslexia lessons : the politics of dyslexia and reading problems Janet Soler Soler, Janet 17914 The use of evidence in language and literacy teaching Sue Ellis Ellis, Sue 19315 Why do policy-makers find the 'simple view of reading' so attractive, and why do I find it so morally repugnant? Colin Harrison Harrison, Colin 20716 Policy and pedagogy : proficiency and choice in the literacy classroom Gemma Moss Moss, Gemma 21917 The practical and political dimensions of teacher knowledge : implications for reading teacher preparation and research on teaching James V. Hoffman Hoffman, James V. Melissa Mosley Mosley, Melissa 233Index 248