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     

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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: 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

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.     

Shorter notices

Thomas, Mike and Thomas, Sally (1981) On Our Own TWO Feet, Books 6 to 8 (Settling In, Safe and Secure, Around and About). Horton, M. (1980) The Second Reading and Writing Book. A Handbook for Teachers and Parents to Use with Children. Edwards Reading Test (1980) Heinemann Educational Books.     

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Books reviewed: Gerald Coles Misreading Reading: The Bad Science that Hurts Children Janet Evans (Ed.) The Writing Classroom Aspects of Writing and the Primary Child 3–11 Roy Corden Literacy and Learning through Talk : Strategies for the Primary Classroom     

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Books reviewed in this article: Gillham, Bruce (Ed.) Reading Through the Curriculum Betty, Charles Discovering Together (Series). Titles: Christmas Chapman, L. John. Reading Development and Cohesion. Gregson, D. and Thcwlis, S. Comprehension and Research Skills: an index of classroom resources. Miles, T. R. Dyslexia, The Pattern of Difficulties. Miles, T. R. & Miles, E. Helpfor Dyslexic Children. Moore, Leonard. My Favourite Nature Encyclopedia. Haas, W. (Ed.) Standard Languages, Spoken and Written. Moyle, Donald and Sykes, Eileen. Games for Language and Reading Development.     

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.     

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.     

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Books reviewed: Riddick, Barbara Living with dyslexia. The social and emotional consequences of specific learning difficulties Millar, Susanna Reading by Touch Chambliss, Marilyn J. and Calfee, Robert C. Textbooks for Learning: Nurturing Children’s Minds     

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.)     

Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Dan Goodley and Michele Moore, Disability Arts Against Exclusion Valerie Muter, Early Reading Development and Dyslexia Gary Mesibov and Marie Howley, Accessing the Curriculum for Pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorders ‐ Using the TEACCH Programme to Help Inclusion Jerry Tyrrell, Peer Mediation ‐ A Process for Primary Schools Nora Gaydos, Now I'm Reading Pre‐reader, Level 1, Level 2 Pauline Davies, Including Children with Visual Impairment in Mainstream Schools: A Practical Guide     

Book reviews

Books reviewed: Pressley, M., Reading instruction that works: The case for balanced teaching Vincent, D., The rise of mass literacy: reading and writing in Modern Europe Bishop, D.V.M. and Leonard, L.B., Speech and language impairments in children Funnell, Elaine (Ed.), Case studies in the neuropsychology of reading     

Book reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Althea. Althea's History Series: Dinosaur's Book of Dinosaurs Althea. Althea's Nature Series: Ducks and Drakes Althea. Dinosaur's Althea Books: When Uncle Bob Died Althea. I Can't Talk Like You Hugh Lewin. Jafta Hugh Lewin. Jafta — My Mother Ruth Silcock. Posy and Sam Althea. Desmond Starts School Arnold, Helen. Listening to Children Reading Hendry, Alastair (Ed.) Teaching Reading: the Key Issues     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Balmuth, Miriam (1982) The Roots of Phonics: a historical introduction. Resnick, Daniel P. (1983) Literacy in Historical Perspective. Banfield, Ann (1982) Unspeakable Sentences: Narration and Representation in the Language of Fiction. Winter, Eugene (1982) Towards a Contextual Grammar of English: the Clause and Its Place in the Definition of Sentence. Hoey, Michael (1983) On the Surface of Discourse. Nuttall, C. (1982) Teaching Reading Skills in a Foreign Language. Berger, A. and Robinson, H.A. (Ed.) (1982) Secondary School Reading: What Research Reveals for Classroom Practice. Chapman, L.J. (1983) Reading Development and Cohesion. Engelkamp, J. and Zimmer, H.D. (1983) Dynamic Aspects of Language Processing.     

Book reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Chambers, Aidan. Introducing Books to Children Celebrating Eid — A Resources Pack, The Multicultural Support Service. Pugh, A. K. and J. M. Ulijn (Ed.) Reading for Professional Purposes: Studies and Practices in Native and Foreign Languages Scottish Primary Mathematics Group. Primary Mathematics: A Development through Activity Lambert, David. The Seasons Grunsell, Angela (Consultant). On the Moon Anderton, Alain. Money Matters Kroll, Barry M. & Wells, Gordon (Ed.). Explorations in the Development of Writing Granny's Garden Sentence Sequencing Tree of Knowledge     

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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     

Book reviews

Books reviewed in this article: ZAKALUK, B.L. and SAMUELS, S.J. (1988) Readability: Its Past, Present and Future. STEPHENS, W.B. (1987) Education, Literacy and Society. LANKSHEAR. C. with LAWLER, M. (1987) Literacy, Schooling and Revolution. FAIGLEY. L., CHERRY, R., JOLLIFFE. D. and SKINNER. A. (eds) (1985) Assessing Writers’Knowledge and Processes of Composing. FREEDMAN, S. (ed.) (1985) The Acquisition of Written Language; Response and Revision. MATSUHASHI, A. (ed.) (1987) Writing in Real Time: Modelling Production Processes. TEALE, w. and SULZBY, E. (eds) (1986) Emergent Literacy Writing and Reading. WAGNER, DANIEL (1987) The Future of Literacy in a Changing World. BUTLER. DOROTHY (1988) Babies Need Books. LANGER. J.A. (ed.) (1987) Language, Literacy, and Culture: Issues of Society and Schooling. ANDERSON, C. (ed.) (1988) Reading: the abc and beyond. CHAPMAN. L.J. (1987) Reading: From 5–11 Years. THOMSON. JACK (1987) Understanding Teenagers' Reading: Reading Processes and the Teaching of Literature.     

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.