Being Skilled

The Socializations of Learning to Read

Stuart McNaughton

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Routledge
06 November 2017

Psychological theory & schools of thought; Learning

Series: Psychology Library Editions: Psychology of Reading

Originally published in 1987, Being Skilled presents a new model of how children learn to read, and in particular those who learn quickly and precociously. Bringing together ideas from such diverse sources as cognitive and developmental psychology and behaviour analysis perspectives on learning, Stuart McNaughton has produced a more complete theory based on a study of homes and classrooms, and the characteristics of reading behaviour in these settings. Within this theory reading is seen as a symbolic skill with structural properties that partly determine development; but it is also a social practice, in which learning is achieved through problem-solving and the performing of tasks set by particular environments.

Drawing on extensive research carried out in Britain, North America and Australasia, McNaughton examines how interactions between teacher and child direct the task of learning to read, and how the relationship between home and school can be a well-matched or a poorly-matched setting in which learning may occur. Being Skilled will appeal to advanced students, researchers and theorists in education and development psychology and to anyone interested in the learning of complex skills.

By: Stuart McNaughton
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 7
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781138090729
ISBN 10: 1138090727
Series: Psychology Library Editions: Psychology of Reading
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 06 November 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements. Introduction: Another Account of Learning to Read? Part 1: An Orchestrated Performance: Reading as a Skill 1. Strategies and Feedback 2. Intending and Knowing Part 2: The Acts of Learning 3. Being Perturbed: Learning from Problems 4. Overcoming the General Problem: Practice Making Perfect 5. Dominance During Instruction Part 3: Learning to be Skilled 6. The Conditions of Learning 7. Making Interactions Work: Setting Events for Learning 8. Knowing from a ‘No’: The Case for Error Feedback 9. Praise, Conversation and Putting It All Together Part 4: Socializations 10. The Early Socializations of Learning to Read 11. The Transition: From Home to School 12. Being Schooled 13. Becoming a Skilled Reader. Notes. Bibliography. Name Index. Subject Index.

Stuart McNaughton