Book reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Hoffman, M., Jeffcoate, R., Maybin, J. and Mercer, N. Children, Language and Literature Longden, Peter. Adventures of Major Tom Rye, James. Cloze Procedure and the Teaching of Reading Harri-Augstein, Sheila, Smith, Michael and Thomas, Laurie. Reading to Learn Henderson, E. E. Spell Well Work Books 5 and 6 Slee, F. W. The Slee 13+ Reading Test     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Pirozzolo, F.J. (1979) The Neuropsychology of Developmental Reading Disorders. Tansley, P. and Panckhurst, J. (1981) Children with Specific Learning Difficulties: a Critical Review of Research. Ingham, Jennie (1981) Books and Reading Development. Pavlidis, G.Th. and Miles, T.R. (Ed.) (1981) Dyslexia Research and its Applications to Education. Tzeng, O.J.L. and Singer, H. (Ed.) (1981) Perception of Print: Reading Research in Experimental Psychology. Pirozzolo, F. J. and Wittrock, M.C. (Ed.) (1981) Neuropsychological and Cognitive Processes in Reading. Reichmann, F. (1980) The Sources of Western Literacy: the Middle Eastern Civilizations. Hills, P. (Ed.) (1980) The Future of the Printed Word. Vellutino, F.R. (1979) Dyslexia: Theory and Research. Martin, Graham Dunstan (1981) The Architecture of Experience: a Discussion of the Role of Language and Literature in the Construction of the World. Martínez-Bonati, Félix (1981) Fictive Discourse and the Structures of Literature: a Phenomenological Approach. Ricoeur, Paul (1981) Hermeneutics and the Human Sciences: Essays on Language, Action and Interpretation. Young, Robert (Ed.) (1981) Untying the Text: A Post-structuralist Anthology. Levinson, H.N. (1980) Dyslexia: A Solution to the Riddle. Ericson, Britta (1981) Reading Disabilities and Emotional Disturbances. Arnold, Helen (1982) Listening to Children Reading. (UKRA Teaching of Reading Monograph.) Francis, Hazel (1982) Learning to Read. Tuunainen, K. & Chiaroni, A. (Ed.) (1982) Full Participation. (Proceedings of the Second European Conference on Reading, August, 1981.) Hendry, A. (Ed.) (1982) Teaching Reading: the Key Issues. (Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual Conference of the United Kingdom Reading Association, July, 1981.)     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Southgate, Vera, Arnold, Helen and Johnson, Sandra. Extending Beginning Reading. Heeks, Peggy. Choosing and Using Books in the First School Heather, Pauline Young People's Reading: A Study of the Leisure Reading of 13-15 Year Olds Pavlidis, G. Th. and Miles, T.R. Dyslexia Research and Its Application to Education Ingham, Jennie. Books and Reading Development — The Bradford Book Flood Experiment     

Reviews

Book review in this Article: Allington, R. and Krull, K. (1981) Beginning to Learn Alpha Books. Phases 7, 8, 9. Easy Readers series. John Murray The Laura Brewster Books. John Murray Kelley, Leo P. Galaxy 5 series. John Murray The Reporters series. Harrap Books. Melling, Frank E. Project Motor cross Collins English Library (1980) Collins The reading level of this series of 16 readers is assessed at Stage H, according to W. Body Jones, lewis (1979) Graded English puzzles. Collins Westrope, Anne (1981) Phonic Workshop. Henderson, E. E. Spell Well Work Books 3 and 4 Clemens, Gwen (1981) Shapes and Words. Brennan, Wilfred, Jackson, Jean and Reeve, Juliet (1981) Look Marrow, Keith (1980) Skills for Reading. Moon, Cliff and Raban, Bridie (1981) A Question of Reading Clay, Marie M. (1979). The Early Detection of Reading Difficulties: A Diagnostic Survey with Recovery Procedures (second edition).     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Wilensky, R. (1980) Understanding Goal-Based Stories. Weiss, Jacques (Ed.) (1980) A la Recherche d'une Pkdagogie de la Lecture. Coltheart, M., Patterson, K. and Marshall, J.C. (Ed.) (1980) Deep Dyslexia. Edwards, P. and Nichols, R. (1980) Edwards Reading Test: Reading Selections, Manual of Directions and Pupil's Record Booklet. Fish, Stanley (1980) Is There a Text in This Class? The Authority of Interpretive Communities. Hulme, C. (1981) Reading Retardation and Multi-sensory Teaching. Kavanagh, J.F. and Venezky, R.L. (Ed.) (1980) Orthography, Reading and Dyslexia. Quin, V. and MacAuslan, A. (1981) Reading and Spelling Difficulties: A Medical Approach. Southgate, V., Arnold, H. and Johnson, S. (1981) Extending Beginning Reading.     

Trends in children's fiction in the United Kingdom during the 1980s

Through her work onChildren's Books of the Year Julia Eccleshare has a unique overview of the development of fiction written for children during the 1980s.CLE invited her to detect trends in the writing and publishing of children's books during the past decade.Julia Eccleshare is a freelance editor, advisor to publishers, and reviewer of children's books for national newspapers. She has written or edited some 15 books, includingTreasure Islands: The Woman's Hour Guide to Children's Reading: BBC 1988.     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Stubbs , Michael (1980) Language and Literacy: the Sociolinguistics of Reading and Writing. Downing , J. (1979) Reading and Reasoning. Cole , J. Y. and Gold , C. S. (1979, cds) Reading in America-1978. Frith , Uta (1980) Cognitive Processes in Spelling. Conrad K. (1979) The Deaf Schoolchild: Language and Cognitive Function. Geoffrion , L. D. and Schustlr , K. E. (1980) Auditory Handicaps and Reading: an annotated bibliography.     

Book reviews

Books reviewed: Goodwyn, Andrew (ed) Literary and Media Texts in Secondary English Styles, M. From the Garden to the Street Campbell, Robin Literacy from home to school: Reading with Alice Hall, Christine and Coles, Martin Children’s Reading Choices     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Turner, Martin, Psychological Assessment of Dyslexia. Jones, R., Emerging Patterns of Literacy: A multidisciplinary perspective. Moustafa, M., Beyond Traditional Phonics Reading Discoveries and Reading Instruction Dombey, Henrietta and Moustafa, Margaret (eds), W(hole) to part phonics: How children learn to read and spell.     

Reviews

Smith , P. (1977). Developing Handwriting. Mc Kenzie , Moira and Warlow , Aidan (editors) (1977). Reading Matters, Selecting and Using Books in the Classroom. Otto , W., Peters , C. W. and Peters , N. (1977). Reading Problems: A Multidisciplinary Perspective.     

Reviews

Taverner, D. T. (1980) Developing a Reading Programme. Downing, John (1979) Reading and Reasoning Pollock, Joy, (1980) Signposts of Spelling     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Michael Benton, Studies in the Spectator Role: literature, painting and pedagogy R. M. Klein and P. A. McMullen, (eds) Converging Methods for Understanding Reading and Dyslexia J. Riley and D. Reedy, Developing Writing for Different Purposes: Teaching about Genre in the Early Years Penni Cotton, Picture Books Sans Frontiers     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book Review in this article: Calkins, Lucy McCormick: The Art of Teaching Writing (1986). Newkirk, Thomas; Attwell, Nancie (eds): Understanding Writing (2nd edn. 1986) Heinemann, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Hansen, J.; Newkirk, T.; Graves, D.: Breaking Ground: Teachers Relate Reading and Writing in the Elementary School Hansen, Jane: When Writers Read Suzanne Wenman, Principal Lecturer Bissex, Glenda L. and Bullock, Richard H. (Ed): Seeing for Ourselves. Barbara Pym is an advisory teacher for Language with Essex Education Authority. Marshall, Margaret R.: An Introduction to the World of Children's Books, 2nd Edition. Elizabeth Cripps teaches at the Essex Institute of Higher Education. Christopher, John: When the Tripods Came. Gary Hemming is a pupil at Simon de Montfort Middle School in Hereford and Worcester.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Frank, Whitford, Kandinsky: Watercolours and Other Works on Paper Jean, Clair, Picasso: The Italian Journey 1917–1924 Judy, Attfield, Utility Reassessed: The role of ethics in the practice of design Dennis, Fehr, Kris, Fehr Karen, Keifer Boyd, Real World Readings in Art Education: Things your Professors Never Told You Laura, Claridge, Tamara de Lempicka: A Life of Deco and Decadence Michael, Rosenthal, The Art of Thomas Gainsborough: ‘a little business for the Eye’ Inga, Bryden and Janet, Floyd, Domestic Space; Reading the Nineteenth-Century Interior Doug, Boughton and Rachel, Mason, Beyond Multicultural Art Education: International Perspectives     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Tarnopol, L. and Tarnopol, M. (Ed.) (1981) Comparative Reading and Learning Difficulties. Benton, A.L. and Pearl, D. (Ed.) (1978) Dyslexia: An Appraisal o f Current Knowledge. Doehring, D.G., Trites, R.L., Patel, P.G. and Fiedorowicz, C.A.M. (1981) Reading Disabilities: The Interaction of Reading, Language, and Neuropsychological Deficits. Neville, M.H. and Pugh, A.K. (1982) Towards Independent Reading. Rye, J. (1982) Cloze Procedure and the Teaching of Reading.     

Book reviews

Book reviewed in this article: LAYTON, J.R. (1979) The Psychology of Learning to Read. BERNIER, C.L. and YERKEY, A.N. (1979) Cogent Communication: Overcoming Reading Overload. HARRISON, C. (1980) Readability in the Classroom. MILLS, R.W. (1980) Classroom Observation of Primary School Children. OXENHAM, J. (1980) Literacy: Writing, Reading and Social Organisation. RUTHROF, H. (1981) The Reader's Construction of Narrative.     

Book reviews

Books reviewed in this article: MALATESHA, R.N. and HARTLAGE, L.C. (eds) (1982) Neuropsychology and Cognition (2 volumes). GOLDBERG, H.K., SHIFFMAN, G.B. and BENDER, M. (1983) Dyslexia: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reading Disabilities. YOUNG, P. and TYRE, C. (1983) Dyslexia or Illiteracy? Realising the Right to Read JORM, A.F. (1983) The Psychology of Reading and Spelling Disabilities. ELLIS, A.W. (1984) Reading, Writing and Dyslexia: A Cognitive Analysis. CULLER, JONATHAN (1983) On Deconstruction: theory and criticism after structuralism. DREYFUS, H.L. and RABINOW, P. (1982) Michel Foucault: beyond structuralism and hermeneutics. EAGLETON, T. (1983) Literary Theory: an introduction. JEFFERSON, A. and ROBEY, D. (eds) (1982) Modern Literary Theory: a comparative introduction. KERMODE, F. (1983) Essays on Fiction 1971-82. LEITCH, V.B. (1983) Deconstructive Criticism: an advanced introduction. MCHOUL, A.W. (1982) Telling How Texts Talk: essays in reading and ethnomethodology. SHOLES, R. (1982) Semiotics and Interpretation. TODOROV, T. (ed.) (1982) French Literary Theory Today; a reader. TODOROV, T. (1983) Symbolism and Interpretation. TODOROV, T. (1982) Theories of the Symbol. SOLTOW, L. and STEVENS, E. (eds) (1981) The Rise of Literacy and the Common School in the United States: a socioeconomic analysis to 1870. DOWNING, J., AYERS, D. and SCHAEFER, B. (1983) Linguistic Awareness in Reading Readiness (LARR) Test. BRADLEY, LYNEITE (1980) Assessing Reading Difficulties. VINCENT, D., GREEN, L., FRANCIS, JEAN and POWNEY, JANET (1983) A Review of Reading Tests. PUGH, A.K. and ULIJN, J.M. (eds) (1984) Reading for Professional Purposes: studies and practices in native and foreign languages. HUDELSON, s. (ed.) (1981) Learning to Read in Different Languages. JUNG, U.O.H. (ed.) (1982) Reading: a symposium. GEOFFRION, L.D. and GEOFFRION, O.P. (1983) Computers and Reading Instruction. SHUARD, H. and ROTHERY, A. (eds) (1984) Children Reading Mathematics. BOUMA, H. and BOUWHUIS, D.G. (eds) (1984) Attention and Performance Vol. X: Control of Language Processes. MANDL, H., STEIN, N.L. and TRABASSO, T. (1984) Learning and Comprehension of Text.     

Reviews

Liebert, Burt and Liebert, Marjorie, (1979) A Schoolwide Stcondary Reading Program: Here's How. Holbrook, David (1980) English for Meaning Ahuja, G. C. and P. (1979) How to Increase Reading Speed     

Reviews

Carver , Clifford , and Stowasser , C. H. (1963-6). The Oxford Colour Reading Books. Obrist , Cecilia , and Pickard , P. M. (1967). Time for Reading Ablewhite , R. C. (1967). The Slow Reader Tansley , A. E. (1967). Reading and Remedial Reading Sceats , John (1967). i.t.a. and the Teaching of Literacy     

The dimensions of reading attitude for inner-city Detroit fifth graders

A principle-factor analysis of the 88 items comprising the Survey of Reading Attitudes investigated the construct validity of the eight dimensions of reading attitude. The sample consisted of 344 inner-city Detroit fifth graders. The factor structure showed support for the Expressed Reading as Difficulty, Reading as Enjoyment, Silent vs. Oral Reading, and Alternative Learning Modes dimensions. However, the Reading Anxiety dimension tended to merge with the Expressed Reading Difficulty dimension, and the Reading as Direct Reinforcement and Reading Group dimensions merged into a single dimension. This finding suggests these dimensions may be correlated, and an oblique rotation may be more appropriate. The Comics dimension split into two dimensions: Comic Books and Newspaper Comics. Thus, these findings generally cross-validate the dimensions of reading attitude found in earlier studies of the Survey of Reading Attitudes.