Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 182 p)
,
ill
Edition:
2014
ISBN:
9781474270700
,
9781474270694
,
9781474270687
Series Statement:
Bloomsbury philosophy of education
Content:
"A Critique of Pure Teaching Methods and the Case of Synthetic Phonics examines how research into the effectiveness of teaching methods can and should relate to what takes place in the classroom. The discussion brings to light some important features of the way we classify teaching activities. The classifications are unlike those we use in natural science -- for instance, how we classify drug dosages. This point has very important implications for what should be considered the appropriate relationships between educational research and classroom practice. Andrew Davis applies the results of this discussion to the teaching of early reading, focussing in particular on the approach known as synthetic phonics. He provides a philosophical investigation into the nature of reading, and into the concepts that feature in approaches to teaching it, such as the idea of building words from letter sounds, the nature of words themselves and reading for meaning. He concludes with a discussion of why this matters so much, reflecting on how stories and books can be part of a child's emerging identity within the family. He explores how values of family life should be weighed against the importance of achievements in school, and argues for the claim that school reading policies of certain kinds may have a destructive impact if they are felt to trump the private interests of children and their families."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781474270670
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Davis, Andrew, - 1948- A critique of pure teaching methods and the case of synthetic phonics London : Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018 ISBN 9781474270670
Language:
English
Keywords:
Lautiermethode
DOI:
10.5040/9781474270700
