1st Edition
Teaching Literacy Effectively in the Modern Classroom for Ages 5–8 A Practical Guide for Teaching Reading and Writing in Diverse Learning Environments
Part 1: Decoding Skills 1. Decoding – what is it 2. Assessing decoding 3. Teaching decoding Part 2: Reading Comprehension 4. Reading comprehension - what is it 5. Assessing reading comprehension 6. Teaching reading comprehension Part 3: Reading Vocabulary 7. Vocabulary - what is it 8. Assessing vocabulary 9. Teaching vocabulary Part 4: Writing 10. Writing - what is it 11. Assessing writing 12. Teaching writing Part 5: Spelling 13. Spelling - what is it 14. Assessing spelling 15. Teaching spelling Part 6: Planning to Teach 16. Countdown to teaching
Biography
Sue Dymock, originally from Portland, Oregon, started her career as a primary and intermediate school teacher and later became a Senior Lecturer at the University of Waikato (New Zealand) where she taught pre- and in-service teachers for 20 years. Sue’s PhD thesis won the National Reading Conference (now Literacy Research Association) outstanding research award; the first time it had been awarded to anyone outside the US. Sue directed the long-running University of Waikato Reading Centre for children with reading difficulties and won a University Community Impact Research Excellence Award for her work. Sue was a Fellow of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities.
Tom Nicholson originally from Sydney, Australia, started his career as a high school teacher, then as a researcher in the Education Department of South Australia. After completing a PhD at the University of Minnesota, he took a University position in New Zealand, taught pre- and in-service teachers for many years, held a personal chair at The University of Auckland, and is currently Professor Emeritus of Education at Massey University. He directed for nearly ten years an after-school literacy programme in inner city Auckland for children. Tom is a member of the Reading Hall of Fame.
