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Towards 2000: The Future of Childhood, Literacy and Schooling book cover

1st Edition

Towards 2000 The Future of Childhood, Literacy and Schooling

Edited By Ed Marum Copyright 1995
250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge
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Originally published in 1995. This book reviews the current situation concerning the teaching of 'English' in schools, examining particularly the notion of 'literacy'. The authors offer practical suggestions to primary and secondary teachers, proposing ways in which the teaching of children's literature (and that of adolescence and youth) may be addressed across Key Stages and at A-level. They... Read more

Summary. Introduction Part 1: Contextual Issues 1. Literature in Schools: A Brief Review Ed Marum 2. Reading the English Curriculum: An Analysis of Intention and Effect Mick Saunders and Chris Hall 3. Childhood and Schooling in the 1990s Ed Marum. Appendix: National Curriculum Revised Orders for English, January 1995 Part 2: Classroom Issues 4. Playing the Book: A Response to Literature at Key Stage 1 (5-7) Liz Slater 5. Teaching through Text: Developing Reading (7-11) Ed Marum 6. Encouraging Wider Reading: Classroom Strategies (11-16) Jenny Marum 7. Coping for Assessment: An Approach to Recent Developments (11-16) James Pattenden 8. 'The Empty Space of Not Knowing': Childhood, Education and Race in African-American Literature (14-19) Neil Campbell Part 3: Principles in Practice 9. Towards 2000: Tomorrow's Books, Tomorrow's Readers Ed Marum

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