This comprehensive and popular text covers the professional knowledge, skills and understanding required to be an effective teacher of primary English.*Practical guidance on the teaching and learning of phonics, the importance of talk in the classroom and the teaching of handwriting and spelling. *Covers the teaching of writing in the early years, KS1 and KS2.*Includes strategies for developing reading comprehension. *Chapters cover inclusion, assessment and organising and resourcing learning in the classroom.This 10th edition has been updated and now includes links to the ITT Core Content Framework.