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 Literacy Milestones

    Birth to 5 years

    4 to 5 years

    5 to 6 years

    6 to 7 years

    7 to 8 years

Checklists and Charts
   School Readiness Checklist
   Pre-Reading Checklist
   Pre Reading Concepts
   Pre-sch Writing Examples
   School Entry Writing
       Checklist
   Computing Milestones
   Learning Style
   ABC Chart 1
   ABC Chart 2
   ABC Chart 3
   ABC Chart 4
   Reading Assessment
   Reading Strategies
   Self Esteem-PC
   Self Esteem-Child
   Self Esteem Adult
   Sight Words
   Core Vocabulary
   Reading Tests
   Miscue Examples
   Disab. and LD Planner
Activities
   Alphabet Activities
   Listening to Reading
   Transformations
   Sight Vocabulary
   Writing Conference
   Concentration
   Reading Activity
   Eyespan
   Teach Reading Strategies
   Phonics and Word Building
   Speed and Fluency
   Vocabulary Chart
   LEAP
Articles
   Natural Learning
   Teaching Reading Summary
   Trouble Shooting
   Book Selection
   Print Reversals
   Dyslexia
   Old and New Teaching
   Case Studies
   Learning from Parents
   Book Selection
   Learning Difficulties
   Spelling
 
 

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                       References

     
 

Biddulph, S., The Secret of Happy Children, Bay Books, 1984, Sydney.

Builder, P., 'Television, Reading, and the Home Environment', S.A.R.A. Journal,
                Vol 6, 3, December, 1977.

Builder, P., 'The Impact of Television on the Development and
                Learning Behaviour of Children', Senate Standing Committee
                on Education and the Arts, Hansard, Adelaide, 1977.

Builder, P., 'Every Parent is a Teacher', CNREO Communication 2, August, 1980

Builder, P., 'Involving parents of Poor Readers', Australian Journal of Reading,
                Vol 3, 4, 1980.

Builder, P., 'Every Parent is a Teacher', Reading Around, Vol 9, 3, September,
               1981.

Builder, P., 'Parents as Partners in the Teaching of Reading', Australian Journal
                of Reading, Vol 5, 4, November, 1982.

Builder, P., 'The Crucial Role of Parents in Helping Children with Reading', in
                J Anderson and K Lovett, (Eds), Teaching Reading and Writing to
                Every Child
, 1983, Australian Reading Association.

Builder, P., 'Jason, a Micro Case Study of Kidwatching, Reversals',
               'A Case Study -James', 'Working with Parents in Special Education',
                all in CNREO Communication 2, September, 1983.

Builder, P W, Clarke, L, and Horan, S, (eds), Close Encounters of the Parental
               Kind, S. A. Education Dept, WPTC, 1984.

Builder, P., 'Catering for the Range of Learners', Australian Journal of Reading',
              Vol 9, 4, November, 1986.

Builder, P., 'Parental Involvement', Pivot, Vol 13, 4, 1986.

Builder, P., 'Parent and Child Tutoring', Australasian Journal of Special
               Education, 11(2), Nov, 1987.

Builder, P., Exploring Reading, Empowering Readers with Special Needs, ACER,
               Melbourne, 1991

Builder, P., 'Assessing Reading Approaches:  A Natural Approach', 
               in P Cormack, (Ed), Literacy: Making it Explicit, Making it Possible, 
               1991, Australian Reading Association
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Cambourne, Brian, The Whole Story, Natural Learning and the Acquisition of
               Literacy  in the Classroom
, Ashton Scholastic, 1988, Auckland

Cambourne, Brian, One Afternoon in an Elysian Field
                    
Socrates' Academy Address: Spelling  

Centre, D.B, Deitz, S.M, and Kaufman, M.E, “Student difficulty, task difficulty,
                and inappropriate classroom behaviour”, Behaviour Modification,
                6(3), July, 1982

Clay, M.M., The Early Detection of Reading Difficulties: A Diagnostic Survey
                with Recovery Procedures
, Heinemann, 1985, (3rd Edition),
                Auckland.

Clay, Marie. M., Becoming Literate, the Construction of Inner Control,
                Heinemann, 1991, Auckland

Elkonin, D.B., USSR.  In Downing, John, Comparative Reading: Cross-National
                 Studies of Behaviour and Processes in Reading and Writing.
               
 Macmillan, New York, 1975

Kemp, M., Watching Children Read and Write: Observational Records for
                Children with Special Needs
, Nelson, 1987, Melbourne.

Lyndon, H., Old Way-New Way Internet articles:   
                The Harry Lyndon home page                
                
Old Way New Way spelling method for adults and children

Mackay, D., Thompson, B., Schaub, P., "Our Baby", in the series
                 Breakthrough to Literacy, Longman, London, 1970.

Smith, F., Comprehension and Learning, A Conceptual Framework for
               Teachers
, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1975

Smith F.(Ed), Joining the Literacy Club, NH:Heinemann, Portsmouth, 1988

Scully, M., 'Language Enrichment and Patterns', Set No.2, 1983, Australian
              Council For Educational Research, Hawthorne, Victoria.

Wilkinson, A., "Talking Sense, the Assessment of Talk", in Booth, D., and
              Thornley-Hall, C.,The Talk Curriculum, ARA, 1991, Melbourne.

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