Product Description

This course book is an invaluable guide to teaching English in the primary classroom and is designed for all trainee teachers working towards achieving Qualified Teacher Status. It makes specific links to the Professional Standards for QTS as well as to the pupils' National Curriculum and the National Literacy Strategy. Each chapter includes:

*classroom scenarios to help trainees make the link between theory and practice;

*ideas for practical activities in the classroom;

*summaries of key research.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #113399 in Books
• Published on: 2002-07-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Escalate, September 2003
Recent, relevant, helpful...[The authors]have brought to this work an impressive combination of craft, skill and conceptual background...

TES
This is a resource that should inspire teachers with the confidence to apply the guidance imaginatively in
their own contexts.

About the Author
Jane Medwell, David Wray, Hilary Minns and Elizabeth Coates all work in the Institute of Education, University of Warwick, where Jane is Director of the Primary PGCE, David is professor of Literacy Education, Hilary coordinates primary courses and Elizabeth coordinates Early Years courses. Vivienne Griffiths lectures in Primary English in the Institute of Education at the University of Sussex.

Customer Reviews

A must-have for all trainee primary teachers
This book is core reading for my course and has been an invaluable guide. It covers everything you need to know from how children learn language to how to be successful at assessment. It includes useful research summaries, interesting practical tasks all of which help develop understanding. There are lots of 'classroom stories' where real examples are used to illuminate theory. I found these to be particuarly useful as they demonstrate how to apply abstract theory to practice. As I am training to be a teacher not at educational theorist this connection is vital. This is a easy-to-understand, practical text which, along with it's sister book 'Primary English - Knowledge and Understanding', will fully prepare you for QTS. My advice is: buy it now!

a must for all primary teachers
I found this book very useful. I am at university training to be a primary school teacher and found everything i needed to know in the book. It benefits teachers who are already qualified with their teaching. I found the content useful for my assignments and would strongly recommend it. This really is a must for all primary teachers.

useful
I read this book durng my teacher training. It definately serves it's purpose. Educational and to the point, well-set-out chapters, easy to locate information you need.