Supporting literacy : a guide for primary classroom assistants / Kate Grant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grant, Kate, 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literacy--Study and teaching (Elementary)--Great Britain.

Literacy.

Teachers' assistants--Great Britain.

Teachers' assistants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (103 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Classroom assistants are increasingly relied upon to support the most needy pupils, and they have had significantly less training than their colleagues with qualified teacher status. It is clear that these assistants need some very practical materials. This book provides photocopiable resources so that classroom assistants can get to work.The book covers all they need to know about literacy, it explains in very simple terms what is expected from them and:*how the National Literacy Strategy works*how to support reading, writing and spelling*how to select fiction and non-fiction<

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; Note on the text; Introduction; Understanding the Literacy Hour; Helping children with reading; Helping children with writing and spelling; Children with Special Educational Needs; Supporting bilingual children; Using computers to support literacy; Glossary; Photocopiable sheets; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-85346-438-4

1-134-58614-0

1-134-58615-9

1-280-40244-X

0-203-24798-1

0-203-20844-7

9780203208441

OCLC:

252822678