Learning to Read

Part 1 Literacy in the family and society: early literacy experiences in families, Megan J. Goodridge and Stuart McNaughton; reading achievement and social background, Tom Nicholson; learning the vocabulary of literate society, David J. Corson. Part 2 Learning word identification: the process of learning word identification, G. Brian Thompson; learning and teaching phonological awareness, Jillian M. Castle; teaching strategies for word identification, William E. Turner and James W. Chapman; the influence of instructional approaches on reading procedures, Vincent Connelly, Rhona S. Johnston and G. Brian Thompson. Part 3 Acquiring reading comprehension: reading comprehension process, Tom Nicholson; proficient word identification for comprehension, Tom Nicholson and Annette Tan; learning about text structure, Susan J. Dymock. Part 4 Learning literature appreciation: literature for children, Joan Gibbons; engaging in recreational reading, Deborah A.M. Widdowson, Dennis W. Moore and Robyn S. Dixon; learning to evaluate literature, Chanda K. Pinset.