Beginning to Read

Many teachers find themselves in the middle of a tug-of-war between phonics and the whole language approach to teaching reading. Adams provides research on this topic and the pros and cons for each side. Adams also offers many ways to implement research findings into instructional practices. This book is great for any educator or parents looking for research-based activities to use in their classroom or at home.

• The history of the English alphabet
• The processes involved in learning to read
• Phonological processing
• Teaching phonics
• Orthographic processing
• Moving from reading to writing