The Alphabetic Principle and Beyond: Surveying the landscape

The Alphabetic Principle and Beyond: Surveying the landscape

Edited by Dr Robyn Cox, Dr Susan Feez and Dr Lorraine Beveridge

🏆 Winner — Educational Publishing Awards Australia 2019
Primary: Reference Resource
Essential Reading for Teachers of Reading
Explore the research, knowledge and teaching practices that help students master the alphabetic principle and become successful readers.

The Alphabetic Principle and Beyond: Surveying the Landscape brings together leading Australian and international experts to explore one of the most important foundations of reading success: understanding how letters and sounds work together in written language. This award-winning resource synthesises contemporary research and classroom practice, helping teachers navigate the complex landscape of reading instruction with confidence.

Learning the alphabetic principle is one of a child's earliest and most significant steps towards becoming a proficient reader. This book examines the knowledge, skills and dispositions students need to develop, alongside the teaching approaches that best support their progress. Covering topics including phonics, oral language, spelling, orthography, handwriting and scaffolding, the text provides a comprehensive and balanced exploration of the factors that contribute to successful reading development.

Inside this book you'll explore:
  • The alphabetic principle and its role in learning to read
  • Systematic and explicit phonics instruction
  • The relationship between oral language and reading development
  • Spelling, orthography and word knowledge
  • Handwriting and learning the letters of the alphabet
  • Scaffolding students' developing alphabetic knowledge
  • Evidence-informed approaches to teaching reading
  • Perspectives from leading literacy researchers and educators

Featuring contributions from respected experts including Peter Freebody, Jennifer Buckingham, Helen Harper, Noella Mackenzie and Pete Bowers, this unique collection offers multiple perspectives on reading instruction while maintaining a strong focus on practical classroom application. The result is a valuable professional resource that helps teachers connect research with effective teaching practice.

Why purchase this book?

  • Access an award-winning collection of research and expertise on teaching reading
  • Develop a deeper understanding of the alphabetic principle and its place in literacy learning
  • Explore current evidence and research relating to phonics, spelling, orthography and oral language
  • Learn practical teaching approaches grounded in contemporary literacy research
  • Gain insights from some of Australia's leading literacy educators and researchers
  • Strengthen your knowledge of how students learn to read and write
  • Build confidence in making informed decisions about literacy instruction

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Ideal for

  • Pre-service teachers
  • Early career teachers
  • Teacher educators
  • Classroom teachers
  • Literacy leaders
  • Instructional coaches
  • Curriculum leaders
  • Pedagogy leaders
  • Assistant principals
  • Deputy principals
  • Principals
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