Descriptor
Source
| Journal of Reading Behavior | 2 |
| Educational Research | 1 |
| Reading | 1 |
| Reading Teacher | 1 |
| Res Teach Engl | 1 |
| Visible Language | 1 |
Author
| Downing, John | 9 |
Publication Type
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedDowning, John – Reading, 1973
Discusses whether to prepare the child for reading instruction, or tailor the reading instruction to the child. (RB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Literature Reviews, Reading Readiness, Speech Communication
Peer reviewedDowning, John – Visible Language, 1973
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Linguistic Competence, Literacy, Reading Development
Peer reviewedDowning, John – Reading Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Reading Achievement, Reading Research
Peer reviewedDowning, John – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1978
Reviews the evidence for alternative explanations of the underlying system of English orthography and discusses their feasibility as a basis for teaching young beginners. (HOD)
Descriptors: Linguistics, Literature Reviews, Orthographic Symbols, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence
Downing, John – Res Teach Engl, 1970
Reports research which reveals the difficulty children have in understanding (1) the real purpose of written language and (2) the abstract, technical vocabulary of language study and reading. (SW)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedDowning, John – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Field Interviews, Individual Differences, Literacy
Downing, John – 1977
Reading teachers vary in their teaching methods for reading instruction, usually emphasizing either the meaningful functions (meaning) or the technical features (coding) of written language. This paper reviews literature on the meaning/coding dichotomy and focuses on a "cognitive clarity theory" that stresses linguistic awareness and…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Processes, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education
Download full textDowning, John; And Others – Educational Research, 1967
Two independent pilot studies in Britain investigated the effect of the Initial Teaching Alphabet (i.t.a.) on the creative expression and verbal skills in written composition of young children. The Staffordshire study compared a normal week's free compositions written by 54 children using the traditional alphabet with the compositions of a similar…
Descriptors: Creative Expression, Early Childhood Education, English Instruction, Initial Teaching Alphabet
Downing, John – 1978
The "cognitive clarity theory of reading" represents a resolution of the controversies about the relation between speech, writing, and reading. The work of M.A.K. Halliday suggests that learning to read and write is a natural extension of the "mathetic" speech functions, which consist of speech related to children's attempts to understand…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childhood Attitudes, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
