• ISBN13: 9780631234029
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Education & Psychology
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blac
• Publication Date: August 16, 2009
• Pages: 320
• Original Price: USD 144.95
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 577 grams

About the Book This book extends models of early literacy, analyzing how children's reading and spelling skills develop throughout their school career.</b> <ul> <li>An account of how a child's reading and spelling develop which goes beyond the early years</li> <li>Shows that there are radical changes in the way children read and spell as they get older</li> <li>Describes a new theory about the learning that goes on in the later stages of reading and spelling</li> <li>Makes clear the educational implications of this theory</li> <li>The authors' research has previously contributed to the 'literacy hour' - a government initiative to improve the teaching of literacy skills in UK schools</li> </ul>