Jenkinson 1978

Jenkinson, Marion D. 1978. "Ways of teaching." In Chapman and Czerniewska 1978. (See also Goodacre 1978.)

States that no area of school curriculum has created more controversy than the teaching of reading, the key to lifelong learning.

Chapter 3.2 is not concerned with the initial stages of learning to read. Describes the successive development of reading skills to see how reading can further all types of learning. Notes factors that interfere with reading development. Emphasizes the importance of understanding meaning from the beginning stages, and skills that will ensure comprehension at successive levels of difficulty. Suggests ways the reading process can develop productive thinking. Notes factors involved in reading in different fields, ensuring the need for flexibility in reading habits. Offers general principles applicable to different program areas and suggests ways of applying these according to reader level, materials, and purposes.

• Bibliography module: Jenkinson 1978
• In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): J
• In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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