Creative ways to teach literacy : ideas for children aged 3 to 11 / [edited by] Virginia Bower.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bower, Virginia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literacy--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Literacy.

Poetry--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Poetry.

Narration (Rhetoric)--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Narration (Rhetoric).

Composition (Language arts)--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Composition (Language arts).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 101 p.)

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles ; London : Sage Publications, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, whilst making careful links to research.

Contents:

COVER; Contents; Acknowledgements; About the editor and contributors; Introduction; SECTION 1: Narrative; 1. Enhancing children's writing; 2. An exploration of traditional tales; 3. Writing from experience; SECTION 2: Poetry; 4. Playground games as a foundation for literacy lessons; 5. Using poetic form: an approach to poetry writing in the primary classroom; 6. Poetry is slamming: differentways to perform poetry in primary schools; SECTION 3: Non-fiction; 7. Inspiring and enthusing children as readers and writers of non-fiction; 8. Lights, camera, action ... take 9!

9. Enhancing children's language acquisition and development through non-fictionIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613812759

9781446250662

1446250660

9781857020458

1857020456

9781282241633

128224163X

9781446249826

1446249824

OCLC:

757261129