1st Edition
A Guided Reader to Early Years and Primary English Creativity, principles and practice
INTRODUCTION 1. MODELS OF AND APPROACHES TO EARLY YEARS AND PRIMARY ENGLISH 2. SPEAKING AND LISTENING IN ENGLISH LESSONS: STORY-TELLING, DRAMA, BOOKTALK AND DEBATE 3. READING AND RESPONDING TO TEXTS IN ENGLISH LESSONS 4. WRITING IN ENGLISH LESSONS: FINDING A VOICE 5. KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LANGUAGE: GRAMMAR, SPELLING, PUNCTUATION AND HANDWRITING 6. THE RICH LANDSCAPE OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE 7. NON-FICTION LITERATURE IN ENGLISH LESSONS 8. PLANNING, ASSESSING AND RECORDING PROGRESS IN ENGLISH: THE LEARNING CYCLE
Biography
Margaret Mallett taught in primary schools in Northumberland and Kent before taking up an academic career as Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer in Language and Education at Goldsmiths College, University of London. She is a member of the editorial team of The English Association’s primary journal English 4–11, and reviewer of professional and children’s books for Books for Keeps online and The School Librarian journal.
"The strength of this book is how it supports the reader in making connections between research and classroom practice". - English 4-11
