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Reading and learning difficulties : approaches to teaching and assessment / Peter Westwood.

Reading and learning difficulties : approaches to teaching and assessment / Peter Westwood.
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ISBN 0864313411
086431390X
Name Westwood, Peter S. (Peter Stuart), 1936-
Title Reading and learning difficulties : approaches to teaching and assessment / Peter Westwood.
Published Camberwell, Vic. : ACER, 2001
Description vii, 136 p. : ill ; 30 cm.
Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 117 - 132) and index.
Contents 1. Learning to read -- 2. The reading process -- 3. Learning difficulties -- 4. General teaching approaches -- 5. Specific teaching methods and strategies -- 6. Teaching the basics: phonemic awareness, phonic skills and sight vocabulary -- 7. Assessment -- 8. Intervention and support -- Appendix 1. Sight vocabulary -- Appendix 2. Phonemic awareness -- Appendix 3. Phonic units -- Appendix 4. Sounding and blending pseudo-words -- 5. Appendix 5. Common rime units.
Summary Reading and Learning Difficulties: Approaches to Teaching and Assessment is a comprehensive guide to teaching reading more effectively to a wide range of children. The book presents a variety of research-supported approaches to teaching that have been designed to make learning to read easier and more successful for all children. By examining the way readers process text and identifying the knowledge and skills needed to become a proficient reader, Peter Westwood explains why learning problems can sometimes occur and what can be done to prevent or overcome these difficulties.
Subjects Reading disability
Reading (Primary)
Learning disabilities
Added Corporate Names Australian Council for Educational Research
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