1st Edition

Non-Fiction for the Literacy Hour Classroom Activities for Primary Teachers

Edited By Guy Merchant, Huw Thomas Copyright 2001
112 Pages
by David Fulton Publishers

112 Pages
by David Fulton Publishers

This book offers practical guidance for teachers using the National Literacy Strategy at Key Stages 1 and 2, based on the six categories of non-fiction outlined in the Strategy. It gives an accessible introduction to the features of each of these text types. Many teachers now feel confident in working with fiction and poetry, whereas the non-fiction objectives have been more challenging. The... Read more
Introduction to non-fiction in the primary classroom; recount; report; explanation; persuasion; instruction; discussion; key issues in the use of non-fiction - cross-curricular work, information from fiction, new technologies and texts difficult to categorize.

Biography

Guy Merchant, Huw Thomas