Sect. 1. Considering Gender and Literacy Research. Ch. 1. The Influence of Gender on Schooling. Ch. 2. The Teaching of Reading and Writing in School and Its Legacy -- Sect. 2. The Research Evidence. Ch. 3. Pupils' Choice of Narrative Pleasures. Ch. 4. How Do They Read? Ch. 5. Reading Beyond the Pleasure Principle. Ch. 6. Reading into Writing -- Sect. 3. Analysis and Recommendations. Ch. 7. Making Connections from Theory to Practice. Ch. 8. From Research to Practice: A Concluding Summary with Suggestions for the Organization of Work in the Classroom -- App. A. Examples of Unstructured Stories of Reading Transcribed from Children's Work Collected in the Pilot Study -- App. B. Examples of Story Openings Collected in the Second Phase of the Study and Analysed in Chapter 6 -- App. C. Titles of Books Recorded in the Questionnaires as Well Liked
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