Beyond Early Reading

An essential text for primary trainees and teachers focusing on a range of issues to develop children who can read into children who do read.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Proficient readers - what next? 2. What can we learn from research? 3. Beyond books - new literacies etc 4. Developing vocabulary 5. Engaging disengaged and struggling readers 6. Reading with children who have autism spectrum disorder 7. Learning to comprehend: beyond comprehension/being a reader 8. Oracy / oral development and reading: Making up lost ground 9. Premier League reading 10. Lessons from Hogwarts 11. Beyond KS2 - transitions, preparation for KS3, reading at secondary school Conclusion Glossary Index

About the author

David Waugh is a former deputy headteacher who has worked in Initial teacher Training (ITT) from 1990 at the University of Hull, where he led the PGCE course and became Head of Department. In 2008 he was appointed as a National Strategies Regional Adviser for ITT. He is currently Director of the Primary PGCE at Durham University, where he is also subject leader for English. He has published extensively in primary English, as well as developing e-learning resources for National Strategies for English, mathematics and mentoring and coaching.
Sally Neaum is a lecturer in early childhood, and teaches primary English in Initial Teacher Training (ITT). She has worked as a nursery and primary school teacher and as an advisor in early years and inclusion. Her doctoral research was in the pedagogy of early literacy. She has published a number of texts focused on child development and on language and literacy in the early years.

Product details

• Authors: David (University of Durham Waugh
• Assisted by: Sally Neaum (Editor), Neaum Sally (Editor), David Waugh (Editor), Waugh David (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2025
• EAN: 9781041054436
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4105443-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Critical Teaching
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; English, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General, Reading;English;Primary QTS