What comes before phonics?
By: Sally Neaum
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9781473968493; 9781473968486
Subjects: Reading; Phonetic method; Language arts (Early childhood)
Description: "This book looks in detail at the knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes that children need to enable them to come to phonics teaching ready to learn and with a good chance of success. It explores a range of aspects of young children's learning that lead into literacy, and includes practical advice on how to translate this into practice"-- back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Early literacy: the current context; title: 2. Leading into literacy; title: 3. Speaking and listening; title: 4. Physical foundations of literacy; title: Metalinguistic development; title: 6. Print awareness; title: 7. Symbolising and representation; title: 8. Phonological awareness.