The Alphabetic Principle and Beyond: Surveying the landscape

The Alphabetic Principle and Beyond: Surveying the landscape

Edited by Robyn Cox, Susan Feez and Lorraine Beveridge

Educational Publishing Awards Australia 2019 WINNER for the Primary: Reference Resource category


One of a child’s first steps towards learning to read is learning the alphabetic principle. In this publication, the key ‘big ideas’ are woven together for teachers to help them support primary school students’ successful learning of the alphabetic principle, so it becomes a stepping stone towards students achieving the level of reading needed to meet the demands of 21st century educational, vocational, and community contexts.

Sample chapter

Sample Chapter (.pdf 553 KB)

Intended audience

  • Pre-service teachers
  • Early career educators
  • Teacher educators
  • Classroom teachers
  • Literacy leaders
  • Instructional, Curriculum and Pedagogy leaders
  • School leaders
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