Early Spelling - From Convention to Creativity

In his latest book, Gunther Kress explores how children learn to spell in the context of current concerns about early literacy. Using numerous examples of children's writing and drawing, Kress looks at children as 'makers of meaning' and explores their earliest ventures into writing.
Kress covers problems such as dyslexia within today's educational system. Technological aids on spelling and writing such as spell-checkers and the effects of the increasing visualization of communication (computer, TV, film) are also discussed.

Sommario

Introduction 1 Why, and why now? 2 A framework for thinking about the issues 3 The many meanings of spelling 4 What do children try to spell? 5 The look of spelling 6 The sound of spelling

Info autore

Gunther Kress is Professor of English/Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. His previous publications include Learning to Write and Before Writing, both published by Routledge.

Riassunto

In his latest book, Gunther Kress explores how children learn to spell in the context of current concerns about early literacy, examining the effects of technological and cultural changes in society.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gunther Kress, Kress Gunther
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 23.09.1999
• EAN: 9780415180658
• ISBN: 978-0-415-18065-8
• Pagine: 256
• Peso: 630 g
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Libri scolastici per istituti a indirizzo generale; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia scolastica, didattica, metodica; Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Teaching of a specific subject, Language and Linguistics