Sound it Out!
Phonics in a Balanced Reading Program
Published on 1. September 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-0-07-239068-1 (ISBN)
Description
Are you interested in a phonics program that is part of a balanced reading program? Rather than treating phonics as an end in itself, this brief yet comprehensive book shows how phonics fits into the overall process of a child's learning to read. It helps students understand how phonics can be integrated successfully into an effective classroom reading program. While it includes a wealth of suggestions for practical classroom applications, the book has a solid research knowledge base so that students will understand what they are doing and why they are doing it in the classroom. The text includes information about all types of phonics programs and many different approaches to teaching phonics for reading and spelling.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 182 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-239068-1 (9780072390681)
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Person
John F. Savage began his professional career as a classroom teacher. He received his doctorate from Boston University and joined the faculty of Boston College, where he has served as Coordinator of the Graduate Reading Program for the past 30 years. Dr. Savage has written five professional books on reading and language arts, including Teaching Reading and Writing: Combining Skills, Strategies, and Literature (McGraw-Hill, 1998) and For the Love of Literature: Children and Books in the Elementary Years (McGraw-Hill, 2000). He has also authored a children's trade book on dyslexia, scores of professional articles, and other material that ranges from newspaper columns to stories in basal reading programs. He has also designed several instructional programs for classroom use. A popular speaker, John Savage has conducted workshops all over the United States, in Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia, where he was a Senior Fulbright Scholar.
Content
About the AuthorPrefaceChapter 1: The Place of Phonics in Learning To Read and WriteChapter 2: Getting Started: Phonemic Awareness and Alphabet KnowledgeChapter 3: Teaching and Learning Discrete Phonics ElementsChapter 4: Approaches to Teaching Phonics: Embedded and Direct InstructionChapter 5: Phonics and Learning to Spell