I Can't Read Reading but I Can Read Writing!

Authors

  • Finian O'Shea

Keywords:

Curriculum, Reading, Writing, Read, Write, Literacy, English, Book, Print, Progress, Methodology, Strategy, Class, Support, Provision

Abstract

This article looks at how two eleven year old boys came to write a book each. Both were attending a remedial class for two terms and neither had made significant progress. Through the production of a book, each came to conquer his fear of print and experience success at both reading and writing.

References

Graves, Donald (1987). Writing: Children and Teachers at Work Portsmouth; Heineman Educational Books.

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Published

1991-11-11

How to Cite

O’Shea, F. (1991). I Can’t Read Reading but I Can Read Writing!. REACH: Journal of Inclusive Education in Ireland, 5(1), 27–32. Retrieved from https://reachjournal.ie/index.php/reach/article/view/460

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (1991)

Section

Articles

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