1st Edition
Literacy Through Symbols Improving Access for Children and Adults
136 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
136 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
136 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
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This second edition of an important and essentially practical book is now fully updated and revised to take into account the significant developments that have been made in using symbols to support literacy. It is full of ideas and examples of the ways in which access to literacy can be enhanced through the use of symbols, based on the experience of the authors and many practitioners. Topics... Read more
Chapter 1 Symbols for all; Chapter 2 Principles of pictorial symbols; Chapter 3 Starting to use symbols; Chapter 4 Beginnings of literacy; Chapter 5 Access to learning; Chapter 6 Developing independence; Chapter 7 Access to information; Chapter 8 Issues for the future;
Biography
Authored by Detheridge, Tina; Detheridge, Mike
review of the first edition
"[This book] gives a rationale for using different symbol systems and a valuable guide to their use in practice. Many a teacher and parent will attest to the extraordinary liberation a symbol system can effect and this book will help others enormously in their use of these." -- The Times Educational Supplement
