Chapman and Czerniewska 1978

Chapman, L. John, and Pam Czerniewska. 1978.Reading from process to practice. London;Henley: Routledge and Kegan Paul; Open University Press. 457 pages. 0710000553(hardback); 0710000642 (paperback). ("For the Reading Diploma Course Team at the Open University," see Goodacre 1978and Jenkinson 1978.) Location: Texas Tech Library #LB 1050 R4118.

Is about the nature of the reading process and ways of teaching reading. Aim is "to provide teachers with a reasoned base from which to participate in the debate on reading, as it affects them directly in their planning and classroom practice" (page 1). Main methods of teaching reading are usually

• alphabetic
• phonic
• whole word or look and say, and
• sentence.

However, growing emphasis on the importance of individual differences has led to the discussion in the literature on method of two approaches--language-experience and individualized reading (page 169). Includes 23 authors that contributed to the following sections:

• Looking at literacy
• The reading process
• From method to material
• Looking at texts
• Evaluating reading progress
• Reading and responsibility
• Where to next?

• Bibliography module: Chapman and Czerniewska 1978
• In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): C
• In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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