Creative ways to teach literacy : ideas for children aged 3 to 11

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Title:

Author:

Bower, Virginia.

ISBN:

9780857020468

9780857020451

Publication Information:

Los Angeles ; London : Sage Publications, 2011.

Physical Description:

xv, 101 p. ; 30 cm.

Contents:

Enhancing children's writing / Virginia Bower -- An exploration of traditional tales / Caroline Tancock -- Writing from experience / Justine Earl -- Playground games as a foundation for literacy lessons / Sue Hammond and Karen Vincent -- Using poetic form: an approach to poetry writing in the primary classroom / Susan Barrett and Virginia Bower -- Poetry is slamming: different ways to perform poetry in primary schools / Andrew Lambirth -- Inspiring and enthusing children as readers and writers of non-fiction / Michael Green -- Lights, camera, action ... take 9! / Tracy Parvin -- Enhancing children's language acquisition and development through non-fiction / Virginia Bower.

Subject Term:

Literacy -- Study and teaching (Elementary)

Poetry -- Study and teaching (Elementary)

Narration (Rhetoric) -- Study and teaching (Elementary)

Composition (Language arts) -- Study and teaching (Elementary)

Added Author:

Bower, Virginia.

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Summary

Shortlisted for the UKLA Academic Book Award 2013!

Covering the essential areas of practice, this book suggests ways to make your literacy teaching as creative and engaging as possible. Children get the most out of their learning when it is exciting, and this book offers great ideas for classroom practice, whilst making careful links to research.

Sections advise on teaching narrative, poetry and non-fiction, and each chapter contains case studies and ideas to try out in practice. The authors cover a broad range of topics, including:

- exploring traditional tales

- writing from experience

- using playground games as a foundation for literacy

- performing poetry.

Written for teachers working with children aged 3-11 years, this book gives you the opportunity to develop children′s literacy in enjoyable and interesting ways.