This fantastic range of fiction for Shared, Guided and Independent reading gives you stories your children will love to read over and over again. Gaelic and Scottish teaching support also accompanies this reading series.

This is a collection of original essays about how Shakespeare and his plays are increasingly being used as a means of furthering literacy, language arts, creative and dramatic learning for children in and out of the classroom. It is divided into three sections comprising essays by well-known children's book authors, literary scholars and teachers, who approach the subject from a wide range of perspectives.

This second edition of an important and essentially practical book is now fully updated and revised to take into account the significant developments that have been made in using symbols to support literacy. It is full of ideas and examples of the ways in which access to literacy can be enhanced through the use of symbols, based on the experience of the authors and many practitioners. Topics covered include how symbols are being used in schools, colleges and day care centers; ways in which symbols can help to enhance learning and independence; lots of new examples of good practice from practitioners; the results of the Rebus Symbol development project; how symbols fit in with the National Literacy Strategy; and how symbols can be used to make information more accessible.
Teachers in mainstream and special schools, teaching assistants, day-care workers and parents should find this book helps them understand how to use symbols to improve literacy and aid communication.

This book offers a new perspective on language teaching by placing moral issues--that is, questions of values--at the core of what it is to be a teacher. The teacher-student relation is central to this view, rather than the concept of language teaching as merely a technical matter of managing students' acquisition of language. The message is that all language teaching involves an interplay of deeply held values, but in each teaching situation these values are played out in different ways. Johnston does not tell readers "what" to think, but only suggests what to think "about."
"Values in English Language Teaching" explores the complex and often contradictory moral landscape of the language classroom, gradually revealing how teaching is not a matter of clear-cut choices but of wrestling with dilemmas and making difficult decisions in situations often riven with conflict. It examines the underlying values that teachers hold as individuals and as members of their profession, and demonstrates how those values are played out in the real world of language classrooms. Matters addressed include connections between the moral and political dimensions in English language teaching, and between values and religious beliefs; relationship(s) between teacher identity and values; the meaning of professionalism and how it is associated with morality and values; the ways in which teacher development is a moral issue; and the marginality of English language teaching.
All the examples are taken from real-life teaching situations--the complexity and messiness of these situations is always acknowledged, including both individual influences and broader social, cultural, and political forces at play in English language classrooms. By using actual situations as the starting point for analysis, Johnston offers a philosophy based in practice, and recognizes the primacy of lived experience as a basis for moral analysis. Examples come from teaching contexts around the world, including Brazil, Thailand, Poland, Japan, Central African Republic, Turkey, and Taiwan, as well as various settings in the United States.
This book will change the way teachers see language classrooms--their own or those of others. It is a valuable resource for teachers of ESL and EFL and all those who work with them, especially teacher educators, researchers, and administrators.

This book offers a new perspective on language teaching by placing moral issues--that is, questions of values--at the core of what it is to be a teacher. The teacher-student relation is central to this view, rather than the concept of language teaching as merely a technical matter of managing students' acquisition of language. The message is that all language teaching involves an interplay of deeply held values, but in each teaching situation these values are played out in different ways. Johnston does not tell readers "what" to think, but only suggests what to think "about."
"Values in English Language Teaching" explores the complex and often contradictory moral landscape of the language classroom, gradually revealing how teaching is not a matter of clear-cut choices but of wrestling with dilemmas and making difficult decisions in situations often riven with conflict. It examines the underlying values that teachers hold as individuals and as members of their profession, and demonstrates how those values are played out in the real world of language classrooms. Matters addressed include connections between the moral and political dimensions in English language teaching, and between values and religious beliefs; relationship(s) between teacher identity and values; the meaning of professionalism and how it is associated with morality and values; the ways in which teacher development is a moral issue; and the marginality of English language teaching.
All the examples are taken from real-life teaching situations--the complexity and messiness of these situations is always acknowledged, including both individual influences and broader social, cultural, and political forces at play in English language classrooms. By using actual situations as the starting point for analysis, Johnston offers a philosophy based in practice, and recognizes the primacy of lived experience as a basis for moral analysis. Examples come from teaching contexts around the world, including Brazil, Thailand, Poland, Japan, Central African Republic, Turkey, and Taiwan, as well as various settings in the United States.
This book will change the way teachers see language classrooms--their own or those of others. It is a valuable resource for teachers of ESL and EFL and all those who work with them, especially teacher educators, researchers, and administrators.

Featuring vocabulary in context, definitions and pronunciation, synonym and antonym activities, sentence-writing exercises, hilarious story prompts, and more! Don't be a vocabulary milquetoast! Feel lachrymose no more as you wow the world with your mastery of the funkiest big-brained words the English language has to offer. These words aren't for the hebetudinous, and with all the fun you'll have learning them, your knowledge will not be fugacious. From Grammaropolis, the revolutionary "Schoolhouse Rock! for the 21st Century," comes a vocabulary journal that will actually make you want to write! And not only will you learn 84 funky, fantastic, and fun-to-say words, you'll also have the chance to put those words in action as you write original stories of your very own!

This practical and clear book will allow you to introduce and teach phonological awareness skills to children in the early years and up to Key Stages 1 to 2, who are struggling with their literacy levels because of weak basic skills.
It provides a developmental and curriculum linked program suitable for all children, including those with special educational needs; a straightforward format that does not require specialist training yet enables staff to choose activities and confidently use them from day one; a focus on 'sounds first' leading to secure learning based on normal child development; activities which children enjoy and want to play again; and ideal preparation for literacy work at school.
All staff involved with children in the Foundation Stage (and sometimes beyond) including teachers, nursery nurses, playgroup staff, SENCOs, teaching assistants, speech and language therapists and parents will be able to improve their children's early literacy skills using this approach.

The Smart-Kids Skills Comprehension Workbooks for Grades 4-6 have been developed to focus on particular skills or concepts that children in these grades need to practice. The Comprehensions Workbooks are filled with a variety of interesting texts and provide graded practice and extension. Smart-Kids Skills Comprehensions Grade 4 develops key skills from the South African Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS). The book includes notes and tips for parents. Such fun kids won't even know they're learning!

Leer speel-speel lees saam met Tippie die olifant! Hierdie vrolik geïllustreerde leesreeks stel die beginnerleser aan eenvoudige klanke bekend en is reeds baie gewild. Elke boek in die reeks bevat: 'n kort, eenvoudige en prettige storie wat gemik is op die ontwikkeling van leesvaardighede vir beginners; helder, kindervriendelik illustrasies; 'n woordeskatlys, 'n lys met die enkelvoud, meervoud en verkleinwoord, begripsvrae en 'n bladsy met “voltooi die sinneâ€� gebaseer op die leesstuk. Dit stel die ouer, terapeut en onderwyser in staat om begrip en woordeskat speel-speel by die kind vas te lê. Boonop is die reeks uitstekende waarde vir geld – dit is een van die mees bekostigbare Afrikaanse beginnerleesreekse wat tans op die mark is!

"Why Reading Literature in School Still Matters: Imagination, Interpretation, Insight" explains how a reader's involvement with literary texts can create conditions for developing deep insight into human experience, and how teachers can develop these interpretive possibilities in school contexts. Developed from the author's many years of research, this book offers both a theoretical framework that draws from an interdisciplinary array of sources and many compelling and insightful examples of literary engagement of child, adolescent, and adult readers, as well as practical advice for teachers and other readers about how to create interesting and expansive sites for interpretation that are personally rewarding and productive.
"Why Reading Literature in School Still Matters: Imagination, Interpretation, Insight "
*provides an overview of theories of human learning that influence beliefs about language, culture, and identity;
*shows how these theories of learning influence beliefs about and practices of reading and interpretation;
*introduces new ways to conceptualize reading that emphasize the relationship between individual and collective identities and language/literacy practices;
*explains why access to information does not guarantee that understanding and/or insight will occur--by emphasizing the importance of "re-reading" and "close reading" this text shows that development of deep insight depends on interpretation skills that must be taught; and
*presents a reconceptualized view of reading pedagogy.
This is an essential text for education courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and a must read for teachers and for anyone interested in more deeply understanding how literary works of art can create conditions for learning about oneself, one's situation, and one's possibilities.

"Why Reading Literature in School Still Matters: Imagination, Interpretation, Insight" explains how a reader's involvement with literary texts can create conditions for developing deep insight into human experience, and how teachers can develop these interpretive possibilities in school contexts. Developed from the author's many years of research, this book offers both a theoretical framework that draws from an interdisciplinary array of sources and many compelling and insightful examples of literary engagement of child, adolescent, and adult readers, as well as practical advice for teachers and other readers about how to create interesting and expansive sites for interpretation that are personally rewarding and productive.
"Why Reading Literature in School Still Matters: Imagination, Interpretation, Insight "
*provides an overview of theories of human learning that influence beliefs about language, culture, and identity;
*shows how these theories of learning influence beliefs about and practices of reading and interpretation;
*introduces new ways to conceptualize reading that emphasize the relationship between individual and collective identities and language/literacy practices;
*explains why access to information does not guarantee that understanding and/or insight will occur--by emphasizing the importance of "re-reading" and "close reading" this text shows that development of deep insight depends on interpretation skills that must be taught; and
*presents a reconceptualized view of reading pedagogy.
This is an essential text for education courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and a must read for teachers and for anyone interested in more deeply understanding how literary works of art can create conditions for learning about oneself, one's situation, and one's possibilities.

Leer jou klanke saam met Tippie die olifant! Tippie leer klanke is ontwikkel in samewerking met ’n arbeidsterapeut om verskeie vroeë ontwikkelingsvaardighede in te sluit. Klankvaslegging, korrekte klankvorming vir skryf asook ouditiewe en visuele perseptuele vaardighede vorm deel van hierdie unieke benadering. Hierdie reeks sluit ’n verskeidenheid versteekte kurrikulumuitkomstes in met visuele struktuur vir ’n duidelike begin en einde. ’n Gestruktureerde werkswyse met ’n fokus op links na regs, bo na onder word ook van die begin af aangeleer. Leergereedheid is belangrik. Tippie leer klanke is ’n makliker manier om klanke op ’n ouderdomstoepaslike en kindgerigte wyse aan te leer.

This text supplements the training currently being offered to all secondary English departments. It offers a view of the place of the English "strand" in the overall Key Stage 3 strategy and gives support to English departments in their preparations for a new way of working. It aims to encourage English teachers to review their current schemes of work, offering suggestions for more substantial teaching and learning modules, as well as practical ideas for classroom use and recommended resources.;The book: interprets and explains the NLS document for busy practitioners; reinforces the messages of the National Literacy Strategy (NLS); spells out the expectations of the framework and offers guidance on how to fulfil them; and describes and explains the types of teaching methods to improve students' learning.

Help from space is the ninth Reader of Level 3 in the Aweh! English First Additional Language reading scheme. Aweh! is a graded reading scheme that will awaken any child's imagination as they join Mama Africa in saving the world's stories by charging the Umthombo; the well of stories. The bright and colourful artwork provides a child-centred learning opportunity that integrates both the weekly Mathematics concept and the Life Skills topic. The inside cover identifies the key vocabulary and phonic focus for every Reader. The back inside cover offers a fun writing activity to consolidate the child's understanding and to link reading to writing.

Leer speel-speel lees saam met Tippie die olifant! Hierdie vrolik geillustreerde leesreeks stel die beginnerleser aan eenvoudige klanke bekend en is reeds baie gewild. Elke boek in die reeks bevat: 'n kort, eenvoudige en prettige storie wat gemik is op die ontwikkeling van leesvaardighede vir beginners; helder, kindervriendelik illustrasies; 'n woordeskatlys, 'n lys met die enkelvoud, meervoud en verkleinwoord, begripsvrae en 'n bladsy met voltooi die sinne gebaseer op die leesstuk. Dit stel die ouer, terapeut en onderwyser in staat om begrip en woordeskat speel-speel by die kind vas te lê. Boonop is die reeks uitstekende waarde vir geld dit is een van die mees bekostigbare Afrikaanse beginnerleesreekse wat tans op die mark is!

The National Literacy Strategy is at the heart of the government drive to raise the standards in literacy in schools. Based on a research project conducted in classrooms during the first year of the National Literacy Strategy (NLS), this book provides a practical analysis of the ways in which successful teachers have implemented the Literacy Hour. Taking a reflective approach, it chronicles how teachers have changed their attitudes and practice over the first year, and questions why these changes have occurred. With various descriptions of teachers' practice and examples of children's writing throughout, this is an in-depth, yet down-to-earth reflective analysis of effective literacy teaching.
Ros Fisher looks in detail at issues such as; improving the teaching of literacy; researching classroom practice; children's learning in the Literacy Hour; changing practice at Key Stage One and Two and mixed age classes and literacy for four-year-olds.

Ever since its publication in 1995, this book has offered a means for teachers to consider why some bilingual pupils in their classrooms are not making learning progress or are academically underachieving. This new second edition has been revised and updated in the light of the new government legislation and guidance, most significantly the revised Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs.
It continues to look at ways of asking questions about the pupil, of collecting evidence of both learning and language development and of offering support within the classroom.
It contains a model and photocopiable proformas for use within schools, which should help to establish clear systems of identification of those bilingual pupils who may have special learning needs and to distinguish these from the need for language support.

Learn how to spell in just 10 minutes a day with Key Stage 1 spelling lessons from Carol Vorderman. 10 Minutes a Day Spelling KS1 teaches Key Stage 1 children how to spell in short 10-minute bursts. With a 10-minute timer, exciting games and tests, spelling will become fun and learning it will be easy. Young learners excel when they practise in short, bite-size chunks, making this book the perfect introduction to spelling. 10 Minutes a Day Spelling KS1 provides maximum fun for minimum effort with ""beat-the-clock"" activities on doubling letters, homophones, and compound words. Plus, the ""parents' notes"" section gives the answers, explains common pitfalls and gives guidance on how to avoid them. These workbooks are the perfect at-home reinforcement for subjects learned in school. Supports National Curriculum at Key Stage 1.

This revised and updated edition takes into account the greater recognition of language users in schools and the working parties which have been set up to enable the more able to enjoy opportunities to display and develop their special talents. This new edition also explores models of language learning and offers some strands of linguistic development on which teachers of English/literacy can build more specific developmental intentions.
This book will help teachers recognize, challenge and support children who show advanced skills in reading and writing so that they can enable them to achieve their full potential. Through exploring effective ways in which pupils can be assisted to develop linguistically, teachers will be better prepared for planning appropriately differentiated activities for these pupils. Areas covered include methods of challenging and improving able readers and writers, and learning from alternative text sources.
The book will be particularly helpful to language coordinators in primary schools, heads of English departments and teachers of English in secondary schools. It will also be of interest to parents of able language users.

Gender and Sexuality in Russian Civilisation considers gender and sexuality in modern Russia in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Chapters look individually at gender and sexuality through history, art, folklore, philosophy or literature,but are also arranged into sections according to the arguments they develop. A number of chapters also consider Russia in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. Thematic sections include:
*Gender and Power
*Gender and National Identity
*Sexual Identity and Artistic Impression
*Literary Discourse of Male and Female Sexualities
*Sexuality and Literature in Contemporary Russian Society

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This book consists of the reports of 13 urban elementary teacher researchers' year-long inquiries around literacy topics--conducted as part of a collaborative school-university action research project. The focus is on how they attempted to transform their teaching practices to meet the needs of students from diverse ethnic and linguistic backgrounds, and how their inquiry efforts resulted in developing more collaborative styles of teaching. These teachers explore how collaborative classroom interactions occur when teachers move away from teaching-as-transmission approaches to ones in which they share power and authority with their students--viewing them not as 'at risk' but instead as 'at promise.'
Because the everyday interactions between teachers and students are realized by social talk in the classroom, classroom discourse was analyzed to study and document the teacher researchers' efforts to make changes in the locus of power in literacy teaching and learning. Their chapters are filled with classroom discourse examples to illustrate their points.
The volume includes teacher inquiries conducted in elementary classrooms from kindergarten through eighth grade. Three took place in bilingual classrooms, one in a special education class. These inquires cover a range of literacy topics, including reading-aloud, language richness, writing, literature discussion groups, drama, and 'pretend' reading.
The background and theoretical underpinnings of the project are discussed in an introduction written by the editors; in the conclusion they pull together the major themes in the teacher researchers' chapters and discuss the political implications of their efforts to change literacy teaching and learning in their urban classrooms.

In this volume, university researchers and urban elementary teacher-researchers coauthor chapters on the teachers' year-long inquiries, on a range of literacy topics that they conducted as part of a collaborative school-university action research project. Central to this project was the teacher-researchers' attempts to transform their teaching practices to meet the needs of students from diverse ethnic and linguistic backgrounds, and their finding that their inquiry efforts resulted in developing more collaborative styles of teaching.
Because the everyday interactions between teachers and students are realized by the social talk in the classroom, the university- and teacher-researchers analyzed classroom discourse to study and document the teachers' efforts to make changes in the locus of power in literacy teaching and learning. The chapters include many classroom discourse examples to illustrate the critical points or incidents of these teachers' inquiries. They show the successes and the struggles involved in shedding teacher-controlled patterns of talk.
This book explores the process of urban teachers' journeys to create dialogically organized literacy instruction in particular literacy routines--called, in this book, " curriculum genres." The book is organized in terms of these curriculum genres, such as writing curriculum genres, reading-aloud curriculum genres, drama curriculum genres, and so forth. Teacher inquiries were conducted in various elementary grade levels, from kindergarten through grade eight. Three occurred in bilingual classrooms and one in a special education classroom. The first and last chapters, written by the editors, provide the background, theoretical, and methodological underpinnings of the project.

Contents:
Introduction Part I: Poetry and Science 1. Observing the Human Body 2. Fruit and Other Natural Things 3. Bicycles and Other Machines 4. Cats and Other Animals Footnote: some haikus and some riddles Prose Interlude: Children and their Names Part II: Poetry and Personal, Social and Moral Education 5. Me and the Rest of the World 6. Lists Part III: Putting Art in Prison to Set it Free 7. Pattern 8. Using Visual Images 9. Art and Multicultural Education 10. Poetry for Its Own Sake Prose Interlude: Stories and Beginning a Novel 11. 'So help me God': Poetry and Religious Education Appendices Bringing Living Writers into the Classroom Learning by Heart