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  1. Learning about Language

    Activities for the Primary Classroom

    By John Foster

    Bringing a fresh and lively approach to language study, Learning about Language is an exciting collection of fun, creative activities and warm-up games that explore the multifaceted nature of the English language. For use in any primary classroom, this book will help develop the pupil’s knowledge...

    Published June 27th 2012 by Routledge

  2. The Really Useful Literacy Book

    Linking theory and practice in the primary classroom, 3rd Edition

    By Tony Martin, Chira Lovat, Glynis Purnell

    Series: The Really Useful

    Now in its third edition, The Really Useful Literacy Book is the definitive guide to the high quality teaching of literacy in your primary classroom. Written specifically for primary school teachers and student trainee teachers, this book offers inventive ideas for the classroom together with an...

    Published June 13th 2012 by Routledge

  3. Beginning Shakespeare 4-11

    By Joe Winston, Miles Tandy

    'This book is clear, approachable, and true. The elegant simplicity of its good guidance is the product of years of practical experience in the classroom. I wholeheartedly commend it to primary school teachers everywhere.' Michael Boyd, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company...

    Published May 30th 2012 by Routledge

  4. Running Records

    Authentic Instruction in Early Childhood Education

    By Mary Shea

    The most effective way to understand what a child knows about the reading process is to take a running record. In Running Records, Mary Shea demonstrates how teachers can use this powerful tool to design lessons that decrease reading difficulties, build on strengths, and stimulate motivation,...

    Published May 24th 2012 by Routledge

  5. Hit the Headlines

    Exciting journalism activities for improving writing and thinking skills

    By Colin Macfarlane

    Hit the Headlines charts out a series of fun and inspiring, cross-curricular journalism workshops that enhance key skills and confidence in areas such as: Writing and editing. Critical assessment. Interviewing and observation. Mental flexibility and resourcefulness. Role-playing and...

    Published May 2nd 2012 by Routledge

  6. Handbook of Family Literacy

    2nd Edition

    Edited by Barbara H. Wasik

    The Handbook of Family Literacy, 2e, provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of family literacy of any available book. It documents the need for literacy education for children and parents, describes early literacy and math development within the home, analyses interventions in home...

    Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge

  7. Local Literacies

    Reading and Writing in One Community

    By David Barton, Mary Hamilton

    Series: Routledge Linguistics Classics

    Local Literacies is a unique detailed study of the role of reading and writing in people’s everyday lives. By concentrating on a selection of people in a particular community in Lancaster, England, the authors analyse how they use literacy in their day-to-day lives. It follows four people in detail...

    Published February 29th 2012 by Routledge

  8. Translation of Thought to Written Text While Composing

    Advancing Theory, Knowledge, Research Methods, Tools, and Applications

    Edited by Michel Fayol, M. Denis Alamargot, Virginia Berninger

    Translation of cognitive representations into written language is one of the most important processes in writing. This volume provides a long-awaited updated overview of the field. The contributors discuss each of the commonly used research methods for studying translation; theorize about the...

    Published February 8th 2012 by Psychology Press

  9. The Essential Charles Dickens School Resource

    Contemporary Approaches to Teaching Classic Texts Ages 7-14

    By Gill Robins, Laura-Jane Evans-Jones

    Charles Dickens is arguably the greatest storyteller in English Literature and his novels have been loved and respected for nearly two hundred years. As accurate reflections of Victorian society they are unparalleled. Vivid characters and realistic settings are created in the mind of the reader,...

    Published February 6th 2012 by Routledge

  10. Using Comic Art to Improve Speaking, Reading and Writing

    By Steve Bowkett

    Using Comic Art to Improve Speaking, Reading and Writing uses children’s interest in pictures, comics and graphic novels as a way of developing their creative writing abilities, reading skills and oracy. The book’s underpinning strategy is the use of comic art images as a visual analogue to help...

    Published December 15th 2011 by Routledge