This book offers specific examples and empirical evidence of how multimodal integrated science-literacy curriculum and teaching in urban primary-grade classrooms give students opportunities to learn science and to develop positive images of themselves as scientists.
This book takes a close look at the tensions that exist between federal mandates and contemporary literacy needs and how those tensions impact classro..
Bringing a fresh and lively approach to language study, Learning about Language is an exciting collection of fun, creative activities and warm-up game..
This book explores the intersection of technology and critical literacy, specifically addressing what new technologies afford critical literacy work w..
Teaching children to develop as language users is one of the most important tasks of a primary school teacher. However, many trainee teachers begin th..
Inspiring Children to Read and Write for Pleasure uses the context of literature to illuminate and inform the teaching of literacy in the primary cla..
Storytelling and Imagination: Beyond Basic Literacy 8-14 is the complete guide to using creative storytelling in the primary school classroom and for ..
Now revised and expanded Speaking Frames: How to Teaching Talk for Writing: Ages 10-14 brings together material from Sue Palmer's popular Speaking Fra..
Now in an updated second edition How to Teach Writing Across the Curriculum: Ages 8-14 provides a range of practical suggestions for teaching non-fict..
How to Teach Poetry Writing: Workshops for Ages 5-9 is a practical, activity based resource of poetry writing workshops for teachers of primary age ch..
Teaching Primary English through Drama builds on the success of the classic text Drama in Primary English, inspiring ideas and techniques for teaching..
This practical book gives teachers the skills and confidence to use storytelling and the spoken word in new and exciting ways in the classroom. It wil..
Here Comes the Bogeyman is a text book that focuses on the contemporary issues surrounding writing for children. Containing a critical and creative in..