Language & Literacy

Written specifically for primary school teachers and student trainee teachers, this book offers inventive ideas for the classroom together with an accessible and informative summary of the theories that underpin them...

Originally published in 1976. This book offers a perspective on writing which places children's language resources and their development at its centre. It discusses the purpose of writing, ways of classifying its variety, providing contexts for writing, its treatment in schools and methods for helpi..

_x000D_ From basic story structure through to advanced scriptwriting, the techniques used by professional writers and journalists are explained in a simple, straightforward and highly-entertaining fashion...

This fully updated third edition of Unlocking Speaking and Listening tackles key issues surrounding spoken language with rigour, depth and a strong focus on research, providing education professionals with clear, practical strategies for engaging in purposeful talk, while also celebrating children’s..

This fully updated third edition of Unlocking Speaking and Listening tackles key issues surrounding spoken language with rigour, depth and a strong focus on research, providing education professionals with clear, practical strategies for engaging in purposeful talk, while also celebrating children’s..

In reading comic books children are engaging with highly complex and structured narrative forms. Whether they realise it or not, their emergent visual literacy promotes thinking skills and develops wider metacognitive abilities. Using Comic Art not only motivates children to read more widely, but al..

In reading comic books children are engaging with highly complex and structured narrative forms. Whether they realise it or not, their emergent visual literacy promotes thinking skills and develops wider metacognitive abilities. Using Comic Art not only motivates children to read more widely, but al..

Peer tutoring allows a positive use of differences between pupils, turning them into learning opportunities. Yet busy practising and pre-service teachers often remain unfamiliar with research-based principles to guarantee the effectiveness of peer interaction to attain cognitive, socio-emotional and..

Based on the author’s extensive experience in developing and leading out-of-classroom ‘intelligent observation’ and writing workshops, this unique book steers educators through the subtleties of guiding thoughtful data collection sessions in varied environments; selecting appropriate and motivationa..

Based on the author’s extensive experience in developing and leading out-of-classroom ‘intelligent observation’ and writing workshops, this unique book steers educators through the subtleties of guiding thoughtful data collection sessions in varied environments; selecting appropriate and motivationa..

How does classroom practice change when teachers reflect upon the process of being a writer? What does it mean to identify as a writer? Bringing together international research voices, Writer Identity and the Teaching and Learning of Writing explores what it means to identify as a writer, the issues..