Closing the gap between research and practice : foundations for the acquisition of literacy /
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| Language: | English |
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Camberwell, Victoria, Australia :
ACER,
2002.
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=101472 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Definition of literacy
- A model of reading and writing
- Learning to read: the self-teaching hypothesis
- Focus of the review
- The Australian context
- Focus of Australian research into language and literacy
- The international context
- Current approaches to the teaching reading in Australia
- Australian research on effects of phonics versus whole language instruction
- Relevance of research findings for teaching practice
- The way forward.