Primary English for Trainee Teachers

Download or read book Primary English for Trainee Teachers written by David Waugh and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2017-03-25 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do trainee teachers need to know about English to teach it effectively in primary schools? How do children learn English and how can students teach it? What does a good primary English lesson look like? Answering these important questions and more, this new edition covers all areas of the new National Curriculum for primary English. By offering insight into effective teaching, it helps students connect what they need to teach to how it can be taught. This book opens up opportunities in the new curriculum for creative and imaginative teaching and covers all areas of children′s literacy from poetry and literature to SPAG. Case studies of teaching are used as a starting point for learning, and guidance on practical teaching strategies is included throughout. Now comes with: A new chapter on Multi-modal texts A new chapter on Mastery in English