Word Identification for Teachers

It could be appropriately entitled, WHY JOHNNY CAN LEARN TO READ. The process of reading involves the identification of words & the identification of meaning. Word identification must be developed to the point of automaticity in order for the reader to think about the meaning. This 6"x9" book distills the knowledge about learning to read down to the bare bones. It explains what teachers need to know about how children come to notice each word as unique in appearance. Concerned parents will enjoy reading this book in order to understand how their children learn to read. It is especially useful for Whole Language teachers; it emphasizes the importance of comprehension & learning to read by actually reading real books. It is linguistically accurate & easy to understand. The author earned his Ph.D. in Reading Education from Syracuse University after 11 years of elementary school teaching & tutoring in reading. No elementary teacher, preservice teacher, or reading specialist should be without this valuable resource. An excellent reference book that is destined to be marked up with margin notes, underlining, & highlighting. High Impact Press, Suite 151, Richland, WA 99352.Oliver, Marvin E. is the author of 'Word Identification for Teachers', published 1987 under ISBN 9780935435009 and ISBN 093543500X.