1st Edition

English in the Primary School

By Tricia Evans Copyright 1987
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1987, English in the Primary School analyzes the role of English within the primary school curriculum. It assesses the contributions of reading, writing, poetry, and drama in fulfilling the aims of English teaching and raises questions of immediate concern to all those involved in the teaching of English: which teaching strategies encourage the child to see reading as an... Read more

1. English and the primary school curriculum 2. Reading for meaning 3. Writing: processes and purposes 4. Routes into writing 5. A place for poetry 6. Drama and language development

Biography

Tricia Evans, at the time of the first publication, was Lecturer in English and Drama in Education at the University of Keele, UK.