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Language and Literacy in Action

2 total works

Cover of Teaching Literacy Effectively in the Primary School
This book discusses the implications arising from the authors' research into what constitutes an effective teacher of literacy. They have been able to identify what effective teachers know, understand and do which enable them to put effective teaching of literacy into practice in the primary phase. By identifying the strategies used by these teachers, the authors show how these can be applied by other primary teachers to improve their teaching of literacy.

Cover of Learners' Views of Literacy

Learners' Views of Literacy

by David Wray and Jane Medwell

Published 31 December 2050

Understanding pupils' perspectives on their learning has been shown to be of significant help in planning and implementing an effective literacy teaching programme.

This book offers a new viewpoint of reflective curriculum design, in contrast to current `top-down' models characterised by dictates and requirements placed on teachers from above. Instead, the learner is placed at the centre of teaching as the text explores much-needed evidence about the views of learners themselves. Topics covered include:

  • learners' perspectives of reading, writing and literacy teaching
  • learners' perspectives on literacy teaching
  • an exploration of the viewpoints of the learners
  • advice on how to develop a learner-centred approach to literacy teaching.