
The Really Useful Literacy Book
Being Creative with Literacy in the Primary Classroom
Routledge Falmer (Publisher)
Published on 3. June 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-415-32050-4 (ISBN)
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Description
As literacy remains a key issue in primary education, this book provides new and inventive ideas for the classroom together with an accessible and informative summary of the theories that underpin them. Written for the primary school teacher, student or trainee teacher, this fully revised new edition will act as a springboard for further inspiration.
The authors of this book - all highly experienced literacy specialists - show the reader how to plan units of work with flexibility and creativity, whilst retaining the objectives of the National Literacy Strategy. They offer a number of imaginative literacy units, based on exciting ideas that are designed to motivate, engage and challenge children in the classroom.
Using as their base four 'big ideas': contexts and coherence; motivation; skill building; and content and process, the authors lead the reader through a set of principles and practices which, when applied to familiar elements of the literacy strategy, will encourage the teacher to formulate their own exciting, creative and flexible literacy teaching. Amongst the literacy areas covered are:
narrative
non-fiction
traditional tales
poems
spoken and written language.
Chapters in this second edition will be linked with thinking skills and Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) material, reflecting areas in which some practitioners may feel less than confident. The authors have also included a brand new chapter based on working with museums and galleries in order to expand children's literary creativity. This lively and stimulating book is an essential companion for teachers in Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and 2, and those on initial teacher training courses who want to develop their practice beyond the National Literacy Strategy.
The authors of this book - all highly experienced literacy specialists - show the reader how to plan units of work with flexibility and creativity, whilst retaining the objectives of the National Literacy Strategy. They offer a number of imaginative literacy units, based on exciting ideas that are designed to motivate, engage and challenge children in the classroom.
Using as their base four 'big ideas': contexts and coherence; motivation; skill building; and content and process, the authors lead the reader through a set of principles and practices which, when applied to familiar elements of the literacy strategy, will encourage the teacher to formulate their own exciting, creative and flexible literacy teaching. Amongst the literacy areas covered are:
narrative
non-fiction
traditional tales
poems
spoken and written language.
Chapters in this second edition will be linked with thinking skills and Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) material, reflecting areas in which some practitioners may feel less than confident. The authors have also included a brand new chapter based on working with museums and galleries in order to expand children's literary creativity. This lively and stimulating book is an essential companion for teachers in Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and 2, and those on initial teacher training courses who want to develop their practice beyond the National Literacy Strategy.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
771 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-32050-4 (9780415320504)
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Tony Martin | Chira Lovat | Glynis Purnell
The Really Useful Literacy Book
Being Creative with Literacy in the Primary Classroom
Book
01/2008
2nd Edition
Routledge
€47.22
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Persons
Tony Martin, Chira Lovat and Glynis Purnell work in the Educational Development
Unit of the University of Cumbria. Tony Martin (with Mick Waters) is author of
Coordinating English at Key Stage 2 (RoutledgeFalmer, 1999).
Unit of the University of Cumbria. Tony Martin (with Mick Waters) is author of
Coordinating English at Key Stage 2 (RoutledgeFalmer, 1999).
Author
Education consultant, UK
Formerly University of Cumbria, UK
Formerly University of Cumbria, UK
Content
1. The big ideas 2. Principles and practices 3. "Tell me a story" 4. Playing with roles in the foundation stage 5. Time for rhyme 6. Outside in, inside out or reading and writing out and about! 7. Reporting back 8. Calligrams and shape poems 9. Dear Giant - Dear Jack 10. Cyclones! 11. Where did our writing come from? 12. Writing is not speech written down 13. Whatever happened to Lucy Gray? 14. "We made the story" 15. Enjoying a good argument?