Primary English for Trainee Teachers

 
What do I need know about English to teach it effectively in primary schools?  
How do children learn English? 
How do I teach it?
What does a good primary English lesson look like?
This is the ultimate guide for primary trainee teachers grappling with these questions.  A comprehensive guide to teaching the National Curriculum for primary English, it covers both subject knowledge and teaching theory and practice.
This new edition now includes new chapters on the teaching of phonics and the barriers to learning English in primary schools, making it the complete course textbook.

List of contents

1.The National Curriculum - David Waugh
2.Speaking and listening - Wendy Jolliffe
3.Vocabulary development - Jane Carter
4.Reading - Ruth Harrison-Palmer
5.Phonics for reading and writing - Kate Allott, Wendy Jolliffe and David Waugh
6.Spelling - Kate Allott
7.Grammar and punctuation - David Waugh
8.Fiction - Debbie Myers
9.Poetry - Holly Dyer
10.Non-fiction - Kirsty Anderson
11.Writing - Claire Warner
12.Multi-modal texts - Claire Norcott
13.Is there a place for drama? - Eve English
14.Planning for delivery - Kate Allott
15.Assessment - Kirsty Anderson
16.Mastery in English - Kate Allott
17.Challenges and barriers - Kulwinder Maude

Summary

This is a comprehensive guide to teaching the new National Curriculum for primary English. Covering all subject knowledge required to teach the new National Curriculum for primary English and offering practical teaching guidance for trainee teachers.

Product details

• Authors: David Jolliffe Waugh
• Assisted by: Kate Allott (Editor), Wendy Jolliffe (Editor), David Waugh (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781526491619
• ISBN: 978-1-5264-9161-9
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Transforming Primary QTS Series; Transforming Primary QTS
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education; Education / Teaching, EDUCATION / Training & Certification, EDUCATION / Leadership