Children's Reading and Spelling – Beyond the First Steps

This book extends models of early literacy, analyzing how children’s reading and spelling skills develop throughout their school career.

An account of how a child’s reading and spelling develop which goes beyond the early yearsShows that there are radical changes in the way children read and spell as they get olderDescribes a new theory about the learning that goes on in the later stages of reading and spellingMakes clear the educational implications of this theoryThe authors' research has previously contributed to the 'literacy hour' – a government initiative to improve the teaching of literacy skills in UK schools