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Creative Ways to Teach Literacy

Ideas for Children aged 3 to 11

By: Virginia Bower

Children get the most out of their learning when it is exciting, and this guide offers research-based ideas for classroom practice. Written for teachers of children aged 3-11 years, the book's topics include writing from experience, exploring traditional stories, using playground games as a foundation for literacy, and performing poetry.

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Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9780857020468
Published By: Sage UK
Year: 2011
Page Count: 120
Publication date: July 21, 2011

Price: $56

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Description

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, while 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, and specifically aimed at those with responsibility for literacy, this book gives you the opportunity to develop children's literacy in enjoyable and interesting ways.

Author(s)

Virginia Bower

Virginia Bower is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at Canterbury Christ Church University. She teaches on both the undergraduate programme and on the full time PGCE English course and is also part of the team who teach the Masters in Language and Literacy. Virginia is very keen to promote a love of literature in both children and university students and convenes a reading group for undergraduate trainee teachers where children’s literature is shared, studied and enjoyed. She is currently undertaking a doctoral study focusing on supporting children with English as an additional language.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: NARRATIVE

Enhancing Children's Writing

An Exploration of Traditional Tales

Writing from Experience

PART TWO: POETRY

Playground Games as a Foundation for Literacy Lessons

Using Poetic Form: An Approach to Poetry Writing in the Primary Classroom

Poetry is Slamming: Different Ways to Perform Poetry in Primary Schools

PART THREE: NON-FICTION

Inspiring and Enthusing Children as Readers and Writers of Non-Fiction

Lights, Camera, Action...Take 9!

Enhancing Children's Language Acquisition and Development Through Non-Fiction

Reviews

'It is pleasing to see this book, written by experienced primary practitioners, offering imaginative, practical ideas all of which are underpinned by sound learning theory. All primary teachers can benefit from the excellent examples of effective primary practice described' -
Prue Goodwin, Lecturer in Literacy and Children's Books

'Covering topics ranging from: exploiting opportunities to write from experience, to poetry slamming in the classroom, to 'harnessing the potential of new technologies' (Green 2011, pp. 70) the chapters provide the detail required for immediate classroom transfer, including references to relevant children's books, websites and free teacher resources. However, read as a collection, the practice discussed provides more than a collection of creative ideas: many common messages and themes are revisited across the case studies meaning that readers potentially derive insight into the nature and principles of effective literacy instruction.'

Frances Bodger
English 4-11

Other Titles in: English | Early Childhood Literacy | Elementary Teaching Methods

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