Understanding and Teaching Primary English
Theory Into Practice
- James Clements - Independent English adviser, researcher and writer, UK
- Mathew Tobin - Oxford Brookes University, UK
Inspiring and supporting students to become insightful, creative and professional teachers of primary English.
Teaching children English is an opportunity to give them skills that will enrich their entire lives and is a crucial part of their intellectual development. Covering all major aspects of primary English and following the foundations set in the early years, this book takes students through your teacher training and into their early career in the classroom.
Each topic explores what we know from theory and the latest research, and then demonstrates how this understanding can be used in practice. Drawing on the authors’ own knowledge and experiences in the classroom, the book is full of practical advice and strategies to support teaching, while also helping trainees develop their subject knowledge.
Key topics include:
· Reading and writing in the early years
· Curriculum design and planning
· Promotive reading for pleasure and teachers as readers
· Teaching writing and its role as a form of communication
· Vocabulary development and word knowledge
· Assessment for formative and summative purposes
· Oracy and spoken language development
I love this book. The approach of connecting the theory to practical applications is brilliant and you will find yourself nodding in agreement throughout.
Practical and clear advice on teaching and assessing English creatively
Fantastic addition to our core texts for Primary English in Level 5. The layout of theory into practice complements the lectures and workshops really well and it is increasingly my first resource when preparing to teach.
A useful supplement for teachers embarking on reading and writing skills with primary school aged learners.
