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Author Spencer, Margaret Meek, 1925-

Title Achieving literacy : longitudinal studies of adolescents learning to read / Margaret Meek with Stephen Armstrong ... [and others]
Published London ; Boston : Routledge & K. Paul, 1983

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 W'PONDS  428.00712 Mee/All  AVAILABLE
Description xi, 232 pages ; 22 cm
Series Language, education, and society
Language, education, and society.
Contents A view of the task -- Features of the starting point -- A language for life -- Reading experts or expert readers? -- The group gathers -- The compromise -- Fiona -- Elizabeth -- Vicky -- Steve -- Judith -- Reading, without tests -- Early encounters -- Opening moves -- Andy and Fiona -- Sharon and Vicky -- Chris and Elizabeth -- Trevor and Judith -- John and Steve -- What the teachers learned -- Two sources of evidence -- The tape transcribed -- What the video reveals -- What progress looks like -- Vicky and Tracy-Confirming the role of the reader -- Judith and Trevor-What happens to the pupil's view of himself as reader? -- Elizabeth and Chris-progress exemplified -- Small steps forward -- Steve and Tom-a very special case -- Reflexions -- The elusive joy -- Implications and implementations
Analysis Great Britain Secondary schools Curriculum subjects Reading Remedial teaching Comparative studies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Language arts -- Remedial teaching -- Longitudinal studies.
Literacy -- Longitudinal studies.
Reading (Secondary) -- Remedial teaching -- Great Britain.
Reading -- Remedial teaching -- Longitudinal studies.
LC no. 82024014
ISBN 0710094620
0710094639