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Understanding Phonics and the Teaching of Reading: A Critical Perspective

Understanding Phonics and the Teaching of Reading: A Critical Perspective

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ISBN10: 0335222269
ISBN13: 9780335222261
Publisher: Open Univ Pr
Published: Apr 1 2008
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.76
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.12 Depth: 8.94
Language: English
The book's strength lies in the ability of the contributors to draw conclusions in relation to the reading debate and constructively justify moving away from the reliance on a single phonics approach based on evidence from empirical research. ...The book offers a timely warning against reading becoming synonymous with synthetic phonics instruction, of children becoming mere 'functional decoders of print' (p. 53). The argument turns to the very real need for children to develop and understand the 'joy, relevance and use for reading' (p. 79); indeed in the current climate of synthetic phonics instruction children are in danger of losing the ability or the will to look at a book for pleasure.

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