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A Language for Life (Report of the Bullock Committee).
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Thackray, Derek, Ed. – Reading, 1975
The articles collected in this special issue of "Reading"offer a response to and elaboration of the report of the Bullock Committee on reading. An editorial introduction describes the focus and implications of the report and outlines the committee's main recommendations. Included in the discussion are the following articles:…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Child Language, Early Reading, Elementary Secondary Education
Teaching Two Year Olds To Read
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Lynn, Richard – Reading, 1970
Descriptors: Attention Span, Early Reading, Intelligence Quotient, Perceptual Development
Extending Reading Outside the Curriculum in the Early Years.
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Obrist, Cecilia – Reading, 1984
Explains that if the ability to read in the fullest sense can be fostered from infancy in and out of school, children will grow to be the highly literate society of tomorrow. (DF)
Descriptors: Early Reading, Learning Theories, Literacy, Parent Role
When Do Children Learn to Read?
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Hall, Nigel – Reading, 1985
Explores how children become oriented to literacy and how their perceptions of the purpose of print develop as they move toward becoming more fluent users of print. (DF)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Early Experience, Early Reading, Language Acquisition
Reading: Mysterious or Meaningful Beginnings.
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Dixon, Barbara – Reading, 1984
Relates the belief that "shared reading" using big books will provide children with a meaningful introductin to reading. (DF)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Reading, Learning Readiness, Parent Role
Social Sight Words in Pre-Reading and Early Reading.
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Farrington, Pat – Reading, 1979
Discusses advantages--and a few disadvantages--of using social sight words (such as "sale,""stop," and "exit") in introducing young children to reading; suggests learning activities involving such words. (GT)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Early Experience, Early Reading
A Balanced Approach to the Teaching of Literacy.
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Stainthorp, Rhona – Reading, 1989
Describes two models of childrens' literacy acquisition developed by research psychologists. Argues that these models make practical sense by embodying within them the notion that children use a combination of top-down and bottom-up processes to solve the problems of how to read. (RS)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Decoding (Reading), Developmental Stages, Early Reading
A Personal Approach to Reading, Using Real Books and Involving Parents.
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Prentice, Julia – Reading, 1985
Discusses an approach to early reading instruction that emphasizes "real" books and parental involvement. Contains a list of "dos" and "don'ts" for use by parents in helping their children read. (DF)
Descriptors: Early Reading, Learning Theories, Oral Reading, Parent Participation
Assessing the Apprenticeship Approach in the Classroom.
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Atkinson, Elizabeth – Reading, 1989
Presents a summary of the deliberations of a primary school teacher concerning her use of an "apprenticeship approach" to beginning reading instruction. States that it is the teacher's role to use a child's pleasure in a book as a key to the development of reading skills. (RS)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Early Reading
Sharing Stories: Parents' Involvement in Reading with Inner-City Nursery Children.
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Robson, Cliff; Whitley, Steve – Reading, 1989
Examines the influence of a regular book borrowing service designed to enable and encourage parents to read to their children. Finds no statistically significant difference between control and experimental groups on a reading test, but finds an unexpectedly high level of parental interest. (RS)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Reading, Emergent Literacy, Foreign Countries