
Reading Real Books
Robin Campbell(Author)
Open University Press
Published on 1. October 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-0-335-15793-8 (ISBN)
Description
"Real books" have been the focus of controversy as critics argue that the use of real books (rather than reading schemes) in primary schools has caused a downturn in reading standards. The evidence for this is, at best, questionable and the controversy has revealed widespread ignorance of what a real books approach means in practice. Robin Campbell argues that, in fact, a real books approach is a very demanding one which requires subtle and sophisticated teaching strategies and prior careful planning of the classroom environment to facilitate the management of learning. It is based squarely on beliefs in the power of stories and in children as active constructors of learning as well as in the key role of the teacher. It also assumes that real books are but a significant starting point for a whole range of literacy activites in the classroom. This is an introduction to, and argument for, the use of real books as part of a whole language approach to teaching literacy.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
180 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-335-15793-8 (9780335157938)
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Content
Real books shared readings home-school links school and classroom organization environmental and classroom print story reading classroom interactions with books reading-writing connections language experience approaches assessment the importance of the teacher postscript