1st Edition
Young Researchers Informational Reading and Writing in the Early and Primary Years
By Margaret Mallett
Copyright 1999
224 Pages
by
Routledge
212 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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Informational kinds of reading are crucial in every lesson. This book looks at how we can encourage children from the very beginning to think of themselves as young researchers using skills and strategies for clear purposes. It argues that the creative practitioner nurtures children's sense of wonder and curiosity about the world and all its phenomena. Packed full of advice on how to use the most... Read more
1. Informational Reading and Writing: A Developmental Approach 2. Pre-School and Nursery Years 0-5: Entering the World of Information 3. Using and Enjoying Non-Fiction at Key Stage 1 (5-7) 4. Non-Fiction Reading and Writing Abilities at Key Stage 2 (7-9): Making Progress in Satisfying and Pleasurable Contexts 5. The Later Primary Years (Key Stage 2, 9-11) Meeting New Challenges Creatively 6. Young Researchers with Special Literacy Needs 7. Recording Progress: Assessment of Informational Reading and Writing
Biography
Margaret Mallett
'This is an excellent resource book for primary student teachers, particularly science and English subject specialists ... (its strengths lie in its) ... clarity of ideas and rationale, unique lists of children's texts and resources, (and) insights through case studies ... There are practical books in the market, but none like this. It will stand the test of time.' - Education Department, Hertfordshire University, UK
'This thoroughly-researched book covers the reading process, higher order reading skills, fiction, non-fiction and poetry, and assessment and intervention. It should help many Key Stage 2 teachers develop the knowledge and self-confidence to use the NLS constructively ... many practical suggestions and case studies ... a particularly useful and exciting chapter on informational literacy in the pre-school and nursery years, and excellent advice on the applications of ICT.' - - TES
'She takes a developmental approach which is very refreshing in these standards-driven times.' Times Educational Supplement
