ABSTRACT

Thinking About Literacy discusses the literacy of children in the infant years. The author takes the view that the child is an active learner when he/she arrives in school, and that it is the school's job to build on what the child already knows. The book addresses issues such as spelling, writing, and children talking and writing about moral matters. It has an optimistic view of the potential of children to surprise us with their language and emphasises that literacy is for life, not just for an hour.

chapter |14 pages

Introduction LANGUAGE AND HUMANITY

part |1 pages

Part I CHILDREN AND TALK

chapter 1|7 pages

EARLY TALK

chapter 2|13 pages

TALK IN THE INFANT SCHOOL

chapter 3|12 pages

Questions: children and moral issues

chapter |11 pages

AN INTERLUDE

part |1 pages

Part II CHILDREN AND WRITING

chapter 4|5 pages

CHILDREN AND WRITING

chapter 5|5 pages

THE WRITING CORNER

chapter 6|23 pages

DEAR JERLISA, DEAR LEISHA…

chapter 7|5 pages

CHILDREN WRITING LISTS

chapter 8|7 pages

SOME MECHANICS

part |1 pages

Part III CHILDREN AND READING

chapter 9|5 pages

FACING PRINT

chapter 10|7 pages

THE POLITICS OF READING

chapter 11|11 pages

REMEMBERING LEARNING TO READ