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Literacy at Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1

Reading – Rescources and Reading

  • Allington (2001) What Really Matters for Struggling Readers: Designing research-based programs. New York: Longman
  • Barrs, M. and Pidgeon, S. (Eds.) (1998 ) Boys and Reading. London: CLPE
  • British Film Institute. (undated) Look Again: A teaching guide to using film and television with three to eleven year olds. BFI Education / DfES.
  • BFI. (2003) Story Shorts. A resource for KS1 literacy. BFI Education / DfES.
  • Bromley, H. (2000) Reading games. London: CLPE
  • Brook, D. (1999) Approaches to Teaching Phonics. Derby: University of Derby.
  • Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE)
    (2001a) Literacy in the Early Years London: CLPE
    (2001b) Writing at KS1 London: CLPE
    (2001b) Reading at KS1 London: CLPE
    (2002) Simply the Best: Books for 0 to 7 years London: CLPE
  • Cook, M. (ed.)(2002) Perspectives in the Teaching and Learning of Phonics. Royston: UKRA
  • Dewsbury, A. and Bindon, R. (1999) First Steps. Shared and guided Reading and Writing 1. Oxford: GHPD
  • DfES (2007) Letters and Sounds: Principles and Practice of High Quality Phonics. London: DfES
  • Dombey, H. (2006) ‘Phonics and English orthography’ in M.Lewis and S.Ellis (Eds.) Phonics: Practice, Research and Policy. London: Paul Chapman and UKLA
  • Dombey, H. and Mustapha, M. (1998 ) Whole to part phonics. London: CLPE
  • Ellis, S. and Barrs, M. (1996) The Core Book. London: CLPE
  • Featherstone, S. (2002) The Little Book of Phonics. Featherstone Education
  • Goswami, U., and Bryant, P. (1990) Phonological Skills and Learning to Read. Hove: Lawrence Erlbaum.
  • Goswami, U. (2002) Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Cognitive Development. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
  • Graham, J. (2004) Cracking Good Picture Books at KS1. Sheffield: NATE
  • Juel, C. and Minden-Cupp, C. (2001) Learning to read words: lingustic units and instructional strategies. Reading Research Quarterly 35, 4, pp. 458-493
  • Lazim, A. (1996) The Core Book List. London: CLPE
  • Maynard, T. (2002) Boys and Literacy: Exploring the Issues London: Routledge/Falmer
  • Medwell, J., Wray, D., Poulson, L. and Fox, R. (1998) Effective Teachers of Literacy. Exeter: the Teacher Training Agency and the University of Exeter.
  • Millard, E. (2004) in Handbook of Early Childhood Literacy London: Sage
  • Moss, G. and Attar, D. (1999) ‘Boys and Literacy:Gendering the reading curriculum’ in Prosser, J. (ed) School Cultures, London: Chapman. Pp 133-144
  • Ofsted / HMI 2393 (2004) Reading for purpose and pleasure. An evaluation of the teaching of reading in primary schools. London: Ofsted
  • Palmer S. and Bayley, R. (2004) Foundations of Literacy. Stafford: Network Educational Press
  • Pressley, M. 1998 Reading Instruction that Works: The case for balanced teaching. New York: Guilford Press
  • Rose, J.(2006) Independent Review of the Teaching of Early Reading. Final report . www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/rosereview

Videos

  • 1999. NLS Progression in Phonics, DfEE
  • 2003. Bfi. Story Shorts
  • Undated. Early Literacy NLS.

Journals

  • Books for Keeps
  • English 4-11 The English Association/UKLA
  • Literacy UKLA
  • Classroom NATE

Websites

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Contents

  1. Literacy
    a. Introduction
    b. Definitions:
    Foundation Stage
    and Key Stage 1

    c. Definitions: Literacy
    d. Context and controversial issues
  2. Speaking and Listening –
    Key issues

    a. The importance of Speaking and Listening

    b. Home language
    c. Standard English
    d. English as an Additional Language (EAL)
    e. Drama and role play
    References
  3. Reading - Key issues
    a. Defining reading
    b. Phonics
    c. Word identification
    d. Texts and making them accessible
    e. Reading for pleasure
    f. Non-fiction text
    g. Reading schemes
    h. Non-print media
    References
  4. Writing – Key issues
    a. Defining writing

    b. Writing for different purposes and audiences, using different text types
    c. Learning to spell
    d. Handwriting
    e. Balance in teaching writing
    f. Creating a writing environment
    g. ICT and writing
    h. Gender and writing
    References
  5. Further ideas and suggested activities
  6. Speaking and Listening
    a. Exploring student teachers’ linguistic diversity

    b. English as an Additional Language
    c. Storytelling, drama and role play
  7. Reading
    a. Engaging children with text

    b. Going more deeply into text
    c. Guided reading
    d. Phonics – developing a sense of progression in children’s phonic learning
    e. Phonics – planning to use resources for phonics
  8. Writing
    a. Developmental writing and creating a writing environment

    b. Writing workshops
    c. Non-fiction writing
    d. Phonics and spelling
  9. Assignments for students
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