Reading for Real Handbook

'There are some powerful messages in this book which urgently need to be heeded ... this is a useful book that needs to be read by a new generation of teachers. I hope it will continue to be influential.' - Dominic Wyse, Literacy & Learning'As a teacher I found it most useful indeed ... it is clear, concise and highlights the need for imaginative literature and good stories in the teaching of children to read.' - Books for Your Children

• 1. The Reading Process and Learning to Read: What We Have Learned from Recent Research Colin Harrison 2. Reading and the Imagination Jack Ouseby 3. Choosing Books for Young Readers Gervase Phinn 4. Reading to Learn and Learning to Read Ros Fisher 5. The Concept of Apprenticeship and the National Literacy Strategy Martin Coles 6. The Literacy Environment of the Classroom Carol Fox 7. The Need for a Comprehensive and Coherent Approach to the Simultaneous Development of Reading, Writing and Spelling Eric Ashworth 8. Parents as Partners in Reading Development Keith Topping 9. Assessment and Record Keeping: Responding to New Challenges Margaret Cook 10. Supporting Readers for Whom English is a Second Language Guy Merchant 11. Supporting the Less Experienced Teacher Tony Martin