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.

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.