This book provides for the systematic observation of young children's responses to classroom reading and writing in the first years of school.

Describes observation procedures teachers may use to monitor the progress of young children who are learning to read and write, or who are having temporary diff

Part of the highly successful early intervention programme Reading Recovery for children experiencing reading and writing difficulties. Literacy Lessons: Design

Drawing on the theoretical framework that made Marie Clay's An Observation Survey such a success, a new team of authors has developed and applied these same tas

Written for specialists, leading teachers, graduates and academics, this in-depth study discusses the theories, questions and developments in early literacy int