Teaching Systematic Synthetic Phonics and Early English

This is an essential guide to teaching primary English, with a focus on systematic synthetic phonics. The new edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the structure, content and requirements of the national curriculum, and to include the latest policy context.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Spoken language 2. Auditory, visual discrimination and vocabulary development 3. Early Reading Development (to include models/ theories) 4. Evidence-based teaching: the debate about phonics 5. Creative approaches to teaching phonics 6. Reading for Pleasure 7. Early Writing Development 8. Spelling and Handwriting 9. Grammar and punctuation 10. Supporting children with literacy difficulties 11. Assessing English in the early years 12. Teaching English through texts

About the author

Jonathan Glazzard is Head of Academic Development at Leeds Trinity University, responsible for the implementation of the learning, teaching and assessment strategy across all courses. He was previously Head of Primary Initial Teacher Training courses at the University of Huddersfield and holds a National Teaching Fellowship.
Jane Stokoe is a Deputy Headteacher in a Barnsley primary school. She is an experienced teacher and mentor of initial teacher training students and she contributes to the primary programmes at the University of Huddersfield. She has been teaching for 35 years.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Glazzard, Jonathan Stokoe Glazzard, Glazzard Jonathan, Jane Stokoe, Stokoe Jane
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2025
• EAN: 9781041057369
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4105736-9
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: Critical Teaching
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Reading skills, Politics & government, Language learning: reading skills, teacher training, Teaching skills and techniques, Educational strategies & policy, Politics and government, Teaching skills & techniques, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Teaching / General