192 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
192 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
192 Pages
by
David Fulton Publishers
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First Published in 2000. Literacy is on the agenda in a big way in the United Kingdom. The principal target of the National Literacy Strategy from 1997 till the middle of 1999 was the practice of teaching literacy in primary classrooms. From 1999, however, the target has broadened and now clearly encompasses secondary school teaching as well. Very few secondary teachers, even of English, have... Read more
Chapter 1 The current context – a brief history, Maureen Lewis, David Wray; Chapter 2 Extending literacy: learning and teaching, David Wray, Maureen Lewis; Chapter 3 Theory into practice: strategies to support literacy development, Maureen Lewis, David Wray; Chapter 4 Are we having any effect?, Penny Manford; Chapter 5 Making sense of the world: language and learning in Geography, Douglas Greig; Chapter 6 Writing about development, Bob Jones, Diane Swift, Dennis Vickers; Chapter 7 The EXEL Project in a secondary school, Penny Travers; Chapter 8 Introducing guided reading into Year 7 English lessons, Karen Kitt; Chapter 9 The LITDOC – a collaborative approach to literacy, Barbara Hersey; Chapter 10 Putting literacy on the secondary agenda, Maggie Croxford, Val McGregor; Chapter 11 A whole-school literacy policy – making it work, Maureen Lewis, David Wray;
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Edited by Lewis, Maureen; Wray, David
