English is central to the primary-school curriculum and successfully mastering the basics has a significant influence on pupils’ ability to learn and achieve their future goals.Now fully updated, English 5–11 provides comprehensive, up-to-date and creative guidance on teaching English in the primary school. Each chapter provides the busy teacher with indispensable advice and guidance, as well as opportunities to reflect upon current practice in the classroom. Key areas covered include:■ language and literacy development;■ grammar, punctuation and spelling;■ talk for learning;■ systematic synthetic phonics;■ fiction, poetry and non-fiction;■ drama and creativity;■ teaching in a multilingual classroom;■ ICT ■ Planning and assessment.This third edition reflects changes in government policy and gives greater attention knowledge about language and is closely related to the changing curriculum for primary English.The highly experienced authors are former literacy advisors and have frontline teaching, school-management and teacher-training experience. This book will be an invaluable resource for all trainee and practising teachers interested in teaching English in an accessible, contemporary and dynamic way.
This is Book 5 in the Primary 5-11 Series Series. See all Primary 5-11 Series books here.
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David Waugh is a former deputy headteacher who has worked in Initial teacher Training (ITT) from 1990 at the University of Hull, where he led the PGCE course and became Head of Department. In 2008 he was appointed as a National Strategies Regional Adviser for ITT. He is currently Director of the Primary PGCE at Durham University, where he is also subject l
More about David WaughDr Wendy Jolliffe is Head of Scarborough School of Education at the University of Hull and has strategic responsibility for Teacher Education. Wendy is a former deputy headteacher who has worked in Initial Teacher Training (ITT) for 10 years. She worked as a Regional Adviser for ITT for the National Strategies from 2008 to 2010. David Waugh is subject lea
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