About the Book

Combining the views of experts in both classroom practice and reading theory, this book is a practical guide to a `real reading' or apprenticeship approach to beginning reading. Against a thorough scholarly underpinning, it explores a range of topics including the choice of books, the importance of social context, parental involvement assessment and record-keeping, and how to help children who don't make a good start with a real reading approach. It contains valuable advice both for teachers already committed to a storybook approach, and for those who make use of a scheme or schemes but wish to include a greater use of stories.