Full Description
This book supports trainee teachers working towards primary QTS in teaching primary English across all areas of the curriculum.
Focused on teaching a more integrated and inclusive curriculum, this text draws out meaningful cross curriculur links and explores how the teaching of English can take place across the whole curriculum. It examines how a teacher's effective use of English is essential in supporting learning in all subjects and considers the role of the teacher in promoting English. Chapters cover topics such as language, literature, EAL and thinking skills. Incorporating the latest thinking in primary English and including exemplars of current good practice, this practical guide encourages trainee teachers to explore learning and teachig in new ways.
About the Transforming QTS Series
This series reflects the new creative way schools are begining to teach, taking a fresh approach to supporting trainees as they work towards primary QTS. Titles provide full up to date resources focused on teaching a more integrated and inclusive curriculum, and texts draw out meaningful and explicit cross curricular links.
Contents
PART 1 : INTRODUTION
English as a Core Skill
Language
Literature Across the Curriculum
Non-fiction Text Types
English as an Additional Language
Thinking Skills
PART 2: INTRODUCTION
Teachers' Wider Roles: Communication and Assessment
The Role of Primary English in Researching Teaching and Learning
Global Perspectives
Beyond Your Initial Training: Celebrating And Promoting English
Appendix 1: Model Answers to the Self-assessment Questions
Appendix 2: Language Books
Appendix 3: Children's Literature Books
Index
