The effect of phonics-enhanced Big Book reading on the language and literacy skills of six-year-old pupils of different reading ability attending lower SES schools

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to improve the literacy achievement of lower SES children by combining explicit phonics with Big Book reading. Big Book reading is a component of the text-centered (or book reading) approach used in New Zealand schools. It involves the teacher in reading an enla...

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Main Authors: Laura eTse, Tom eNicholson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01222/full