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Goodman, Yetta M., Ed. – 1990
Designed to contribute toward providing opportunities for young children to enlist their own powerful intelligence in the construction of their understanding of reading and writing, this book is a collection of six studies presented at the International Reading Association's Eleventh World Congress. An introductory chapter, "Discovering…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Cognitive Development, Emergent Literacy
Wells, Gordon, Ed. – 1981
This volume reports on several aspects of the Bristol (England) study of language development in pre-school children. The study was comprised of two overlapping investigations: the first covering the range from 15 to 42 months and the second, the range from 39 to 66 months. The introductory chapter gives an overview, and provides a statement of…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Comprehension
Martens, Prisca – 1996
Noting that children's perceptions of literacy and of themselves as learners differ from those of adults, this book documents how Sarah, from the ages of 2 to 5 years, understood literacy and invented reading and writing for herself. Numerous reading and writing samples in the book, organized around broad research questions, present Sarah as an…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Case Studies, Childhood Attitudes
Henderson, Edmund H., Ed.; Beers, James W., Ed. – 1980
The emphasis of this book is on theory and research in spelling. It also includes practical information for the classroom teacher by noting teaching principles and generalizations that can guide spelling instruction. The book contains 12 chapters dealing with the following topics: (1) developmental concepts of word; (2) what a word is; (3)…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Moats, Louisa Cook – 2000
This book argues that elementary school teachers should study language, because knowledge of language is the foundation for teaching children to read explicitly and systematically. The book is written in nontechnical, accessible language and seeks to help the reader to understand the organization of written and spoken English, discover the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Content Area Reading, Elementary Education
McCracken, Robert A.; McCracken, Marlene J. – 1986
Focusing on the development of literacy, this book discusses the teaching of reading and writing through stories, songs, and poetry. It is argued that, to develop literacy, teachers must know what to teach, how to Teach efficiently, and how to assign practices through which children learn. The book is organized into three general parts. The first…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Cognitive Development, Language Experience Approach
