What do I need know about English to teach it effectively in primary school?;
How do children learn English?;
How do I teach it?
What does a good primary English lesson look like?
This is the ultimate guide for primary trainee teachers grappling with these questions. A comprehensive text supporting you to teach the National Curriculum for primary English, it covers both subject knowledge and teaching theory and practice.
This new edition includes an updated chapter on ′Oracy: Speaking and listening′, explorations of updated theory and reseach and new links to the Core Content Framework (CCF).
Table of Content
The National Curriculum – David Waugh
Oracy: Speaking and listening – Wendy Jolliffe
Vocabulary development – Jane Carter
Reading – Ruth Harrison-Palmer
Phonics for reading and writing – Wendy Jolliffe
Spelling – Kate Allott
Grammar and punctuation – David Waugh
Fiction – Debbie Myers
Poetry – Holly Dyer
Non-fiction – Kirsty Anderson
Writing – Claire Warner
Multimodal and digital texts – Claire Norcott
Drama – Eve English
Planning children′s learning – Kate Allott
Assessment: an invaluable classroom resource – Kirsty Anderson
Mastery in English – Kate Allott
Inclusion in English: challenges and barriers – Kulwinder Maude
About the author
Kate Allott is Senior Lecturer in Education at York St John University. Kate worked as a literacy consultant in a local authority from the inception of the National Literacy Strategy. More recently she spent two years as a regional adviser with the Primary National Strategy, working on the Communication, Language and Literacy Development initiative.