2nd Edition

Supporting Children's Reading A Complete Short Course for Teaching Assistants, Volunteer Helpers and Parents

By Margaret Hughes, Peter Guppy Copyright 2010
184 Pages 79 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages 79 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Being able to read is one of the most important skills in life and something we all want our children to achieve – for learning and for pleasure. Supporting Children’s Reading gives you the understanding you need of the reading process to ensure that children are effectively supported in their reading journeys. This practical programme draws on the authors’ wealth of experience in delivering... Read more

@contents: Selected Contents: Foreword  Introduction  Presenter’s Guide  Workshop 1. Basics of reading: the balance of clues - seen and unseen  Workshop 2. More about clues  Workshop 3. Teaching tips 1-5: phonics backing up meaning  Workshop 4. Teaching tips 6-10: meaning backing up phonics  Workshop 5. Three levels of reading  Workshop 6. Frustration and Independent levels in action  Workshop 7. Instructional level in action  Workshop 8. It’s a team game: teaching assistant and teacher  Appendix: A Reading Observation Sheet  References

Biography

Margaret Hughes taught for many years in a variety of mainstream and special, primary and secondary schools, later joining Warwickshire’s reading support service. She is co-author of the widely used spelling program, Starspell.

Peter Guppy was involved with Warwickshire’s reading support service for over 25 years, and is the author of the Survival series for secondary age learner readers.