1st Edition

Reading in Primary Schools

By Geoffrey R. Roberts Copyright 1969
122 Pages
by Routledge

122 Pages
by Routledge

122 Pages
by Routledge

Learning to read and the teaching of reading have long been surrounded with controversy. Originally published in 1969, this book takes the view that the subject is best approached via linguistic theory. The relationship between reading and spoken language is clearly brought out in the author’s attempt to define more closely the area in which the teacher has to operate when teaching children to... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Skilled Reading  3. Learning to Read  4. The Organization of Reading in the Classroom  5. Reading in the Junior School  6. Quicker Reading in the Junior School  7. A Method to Meet the Needs of Backward Readers  8. The Task of the Teacher  9. Training Students  10. Sources of Books for Children.  Bibliography.

Biography

Geoffrey R. Roberts