Learning to be Literate

Insights from research for policy and practice

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching
Cover of the book Learning to be Literate by Margaret M Clark, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Margaret M Clark ISBN: 9781317286202
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 10, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Margaret M Clark
ISBN: 9781317286202
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 10, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Winner of the prestigious UK Literacy Association Academic Book Award for 2015 in its original edition, this fully revised edition of Learning to be Literate uniquely analyses research into literacy from the 1960s through to 2015 with some surprising conclusions.

Margaret Clark explores the argument that young children growing up in a literate environment are forming hypotheses about the print around them, including environmental print, television, computer games and mobile phones. In a class where no child can yet read there is a wide range of understanding with regards to concepts of print and the critical features of written language. While to any literate adult, the relationship between spoken and written language may be obvious, young children have to be helped to discover it.

This persuasive argument demonstrates  the value of research in order to make informed policy decisions about children’s literacy development. Accessible and succinct, Professor Clark’s writing brings into sharp focus the processes involved in becoming literate. The effect on practice of many recent government policies she claims run counter to these insights. The key five thematic sections are backed up with case studies throughout and include:

  • Insights from Literacy Research: 1960s to 1980s
  • Young Literacy Learners: how we can help them
  • Curriculum Developments and Literacy Policies, 1988 to 1997: a comparison between England and Scotland
  • Synthetic Phonics and Literacy Learning: government policy in England 2006 to 2015
  • Interpretations of Literacy in the Twenty-first Century
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Winner of the prestigious UK Literacy Association Academic Book Award for 2015 in its original edition, this fully revised edition of Learning to be Literate uniquely analyses research into literacy from the 1960s through to 2015 with some surprising conclusions.

Margaret Clark explores the argument that young children growing up in a literate environment are forming hypotheses about the print around them, including environmental print, television, computer games and mobile phones. In a class where no child can yet read there is a wide range of understanding with regards to concepts of print and the critical features of written language. While to any literate adult, the relationship between spoken and written language may be obvious, young children have to be helped to discover it.

This persuasive argument demonstrates  the value of research in order to make informed policy decisions about children’s literacy development. Accessible and succinct, Professor Clark’s writing brings into sharp focus the processes involved in becoming literate. The effect on practice of many recent government policies she claims run counter to these insights. The key five thematic sections are backed up with case studies throughout and include:

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Erving Goffman by Margaret M Clark
Cover of the book Economics and Contemporary Land Use Policy by Margaret M Clark
Cover of the book Vital Signs 1997-1998 by Margaret M Clark
Cover of the book Tradition and Romanticism by Margaret M Clark
Cover of the book The Plague Epic in Early Modern England by Margaret M Clark
Cover of the book Civil Human Rights in Russia by Margaret M Clark
Cover of the book Geo-economics and Geo-securities in the Indian Ocean Region by Margaret M Clark
Cover of the book International Health and Safety at Work by Margaret M Clark
Cover of the book 100 Years of Irish Republican Violence: 1916-2016 by Margaret M Clark
Cover of the book The Periphery of the Euro by Margaret M Clark
Cover of the book Independence from America by Margaret M Clark
Cover of the book Resistance and Control in Pakistan by Margaret M Clark
Cover of the book Harry B. Smith by Margaret M Clark
Cover of the book The Conduct of Inquiry by Margaret M Clark
Cover of the book Crime, Law and Popular Culture in Europe, 1500-1900 by Margaret M Clark
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy