Phonics in proper perspective

by Heilman, Arthur W.

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Title Statements

Full title :Phonics in proper perspective / Arthur W. Heilman.

Summary

As the most successful methods book for phonics ever published, this new edition continues to focus on keeping phonics and a total reading program in proper perspective. It promotes the philosophy that reading depends on growth in three skill areas: 1) identifying printed words, 2) expanding sight vocabulary, and 3) using context as the compass for arriving at meaning. By outlining the purpose and limitations of phonics instruction, it cautions teachers that beginning reading methods.

Should not mislead children into thinking that reading is sounding out letters, learning sight words or using context clues--it involves all these skills in the right combination. Topics include: Phonics: Purpose and Limitations; Phonics: History and Controversy; Prerequisites for Phonics Instruction; Moving into Reading; Consonant Letter-Sound Relationships; Vowel Letter-Sound Relationships; and Structural Analysis Skills. For teachers of reading.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2006.
Edition:10th ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Pearson/Merrill/Prentice Hall
Place of Publication:Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2006.

The Physical Object

Description:viii, 152 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0131177982, 9780131177987
oclc:ocm56807847
LC Classification:LB1573.3
Dewey Decimal:372.46/5

Phonics: purpose and limitations -- Phonics: history and controversy -- Prerequistes for phonics instruction -- Moving into reading -- Consonant letter-sound relationships -- Vowel letter-sound relationships -- Structural analysis skills.