1st Edition

Inspiring Children to Read and Write for Pleasure Using Literature to Inspire Literacy learning for Ages 8-12

By Fred Sedgwick Copyright 2011
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

"A marvellous book of great practical value" – James Carter The lack of interest in reading for pleasure amongst large numbers of primary age pupils, put off by ‘mechanical’ worksheet-driven approaches, is a cause for major concern amongst education professionals and parents. However, Inspiring Children to Read and Write for Pleasure from writer, journalist and education commentator Fred... Read more

Table of Contents  Acknowledgements  Introduction  Part One: Prose  Part Two: Poetry  Writing to explore - Poems from the Written Tradition  References

Biography

Fred Sedgwick is a writer, journalist and commentator in education. He has written for various national newspapers, education associations and reviews.