Primary Education - English and Literacy
Choosing and Using Fiction and Non-Fiction 3-11
A Comprehensive Guide for Teachers and Student Teachers
Choosing and Using Fiction and Non-Fiction 3-11 is a guide to the many kinds of text we want children to encounter, use and enjoy during...
May 2010 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-322-4 (Routledge)
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33 Ways to Help with Writing
Supporting Children who Struggle with Basic Skills
Thirty-Three Ways to Help with Writing equips teachers and teaching assistants with a wide range of practical resources to help children who are having difficulties...
February 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-55340-7 (Routledge)
Grammar Survival
A Teacher's Toolkit
Is teaching grammar an uphill struggle? Do you find teaching complex sentences or comma use a daunting prospect?
Focusing on what you need to know in...
January 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-55405-3 (Routledge)
Poetry - From Reading to Writing
A Classroom Guide for Ages 7-11
Poetry – From Reading to Writing covers the process of writing poetry, from reading poems through to writing them. It is intended particularly for teachers...
2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-55408-4 (Routledge)
Countdown to Non-Fiction Writing
Step by Step Approach to Writing Techniques for 7-12 Years
Developing children's writing abilities boosts their confidence, creates enjoyment and relevance in the task and cultivates a range of decision-making and problem-solving skills that can...
2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-49259-1 (David Fulton Publis)
English Homework for Key Stage 2
Activity-Based Learning
English Homework for Key Stage 2 is a unique resource for busy teachers - a selection of ‘pencil-free’, hands-on activities, aligned with the National Curriculum...
2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-47455-9 (Routledge)
Creative English, Creative Curriculum
New Perspectives for Key Stage 2
Combining theory with practical examples, Creative English, Creative Curriculum will stimulate students and teachers to be adventurous and creative in their teaching, while covering the...
2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-46685-1 (David Fulton Publis)
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Writing Under Control
Now in its third edition and reflecting changes in the Primary National Strategy, this best-selling textbook introduces primary teachers to key issues in the teaching...
2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-48404-6 (David Fulton Publis)
Teaching English Creatively
What does it mean to teach English creatively to primary school children?
How can you successfully develop pupils’ engagement with reading and writing skills?
Teaching English Creatively...
2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-43502-4 (Routledge)
Learning through Talk
Developing Learning Dialogues in the Primary Classroom
Learning through Talk is a practical handbook. It is designed to help teachers and others working with 5 to 11 year olds develop the key...
2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-48521-0 (David Fulton Publis)
Countdown to Poetry Writing
Step by Step Approach to Writing Techniques for 7-12 Years
Developing children's writing abilities boosts their confidence, creates enjoyment and relevance in the task and cultivates a range of decision-making and problem-solving skills that can...
2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-47752-9 (David Fulton Publis)
Jumpstart! Storymaking
Games and Activities for Ages 7-12
Jumpstart! Storymaking is a collection of games and activities to develop the creative process of ‘storymaking’. It focuses upon 'storytelling for writing' as well as...
2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-46686-8 (David Fulton Publis)
Descriptosaurus
Supporting Creative Writing for Ages 8–14
Descriptosaurus is the first book for creative writing that is a thematic expansion of a dictionary and a thesaurus. It provides children with a comprehensive...
2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46835-0 (David Fulton Publis)
Countdown to Creative Writing
Step by Step Approach to Writing Techniques for 7-12 Years
Developing children's writing abilities boosts their confidence, creates enjoyment and relevance in the task and cultivates a range of decision-making and problem-solving skills that can...
2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-46855-8 (David Fulton Publis)
33 Ways to Help with Reading
Supporting Children who Struggle with Basic Skills
Thirty Three Ways to Help with Reading equips teachers and teaching assistants with a wide range of practical resources to help children who are having...
2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-44887-1 (David Fulton Publis)
Jumpstart! Poetry
Games and Activities for Ages 7-12
A good poetry idea should help the children feel excited about writing and enable them to think of what to write - developing their imagination,...
2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-46708-7 (Routledge)
Using Talk Effectively in the Primary Classroom
Drawing on their research into the quality, quantity and type of talk that happens in the everyday primary classroom, the authors offer insights into the...
2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-34281-0 (David Fulton Publis)
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Teaching Children's Literature
Making Stories Work in the Classroom
Drawing on a series of recently conducted classroom workshops and live interviews with the authors, this inspiring book examines five popular children’s authors: Philip Pullman,...
2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-42101-0 (Routledge)
Creative Approaches to Poetry for the Primary Framework for Literacy
Creative Approaches to Poetry for the Primary Framework for Literacy supports teachers in planning, teaching and, most importantly, enjoying poetry with their pupils. With an...
2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-46265-5 (David Fulton Publis)
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The Essential Speaking and Listening
Talk for Learning at Key Stage 2
Talk is the medium through which children learn; and yet children may not realise why their contributions to classroom talk are so important. This book...
2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-44962-5 (David Fulton Publis)
Creating Writers in the Primary Classroom
Practical Approaches to Inspire Teachers and their Pupils
Teachers in English schools have now had ten years of prescriptive national literacy strategies and it is time for a new approach. This book encourages children...
2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-45267-0 (David Fulton Publis)
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The Really Useful Literacy Book
Being Creative with Literacy in the Primary Classroom
The Really Useful Literacy Book provides inventive ideas for the classroom together with an accessible and informative summary of the theories that underpin them. Written...
2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-43165-1 (Routledge)
1001 Brilliant Writing Ideas
Teaching Inspirational Story-Writing for All Ages
How often do you hear your pupils cry 'what can I write about?'
1001 Brilliant Writing Ideas offers teachers endless ideas and inventive suggestions, opening up...
2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-44709-6 (David Fulton Publis)
Reading Under Control
Teaching Reading in the Primary School
Now in an updated third edition, this best-selling textbook introduces primary teachers to the key issues in how to teach reading. The authors celebrate reading...
2007 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-461-0 (David Fulton Publis)
English 3–11
A Guide for Teachers
In line with the National Primary Strategy, this core introductory textbook provides comprehensive, up-to-date and, most importantly, creative guidance on teaching English in the early...
2007 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-443-6 (David Fulton Publis)
Activities for Successful Spelling
The Essential Guide
This highly practical activity workbook is linked to the core text How to Manage Spelling Successfully and has been designed to support dyslexic students practise the spelling...
2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-38574-9 (Routledge)
The Primary English Encyclopedia
2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-45103-1 (Routledge)
Jumpstart! Creativity
Games and Activities for Ages 7–14
Jumpstart Creativity! is a book of games and activities that any primary teacher can do quickly, at the beginning of a lesson or as a time-filler,...
2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-43273-3 (David Fulton Publis)
Active Assessment in English
Thinking Learning and Assessment In English
Everybody seems to be talking about Assessment for Learning. This book shows you how to do it.
The thinking behind the highly influential ‘Assessment for Learning’...
2007 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-469-6 (David Fulton Publis)
Chataway
Making Communication Count, from Foundation Stage to Key Stage Three
Based on the research of the Bristol Language Development Scales (BLADES), Chataway is a structured programme of work designed to help children develop speaking skills....
2007 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-438-2 (David Fulton Publis)
The Literacy Game
The Story of The National Literacy Strategy
Containing invaluable insights from the original director of the National Literary Strategy (NLS) and its director of training, this book provides the only systematic exploration...
2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41701-3 (Routledge)
How to Manage Spelling Successfully
Readers will find this practical and comprehensive guide to spelling invaluable. Day-to-day advice on how to help those with difficulties is underpinned by information on...
2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40732-8 (Routledge)
Understanding Spelling
How do children learn to spell and what kinds of teaching support them most effectively?
Based on a three-year longitudinal study of children's spelling in different...
2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-41988-8 (Routledge)
Improving Primary Literacy
Linking Home and School
Parents can play an immensely important role in supporting their children's literacy learning at home, but how can primary teachers enlist the support of parents...
2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36394-5 (Routledge)
Creative Teaching: English in the Early Years and Primary Classroom
Presenting a range of exciting activities that support the development of creative English lessons within the existing structures of the Foundation Curriculum and the National...
2007 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-260-9 (David Fulton Publis)
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Stories, Pictures and Reality
Two Children Tell
Stories, Pictures and Reality follows two children as they work out the reality status of stories and pictures, with a daily parent-observer record from the...
2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-39724-7 (Routledge)
Word Play
Language Activities for Young Children
Strong basic language skills are the foundation on which successful future learning is built. Written by veteran SEN authors Sheila Wolfendale and Trevor Bryans, Word...
2006 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-439-9 (David Fulton Publis)
The New nasen A-Z of Reading Resources
The New nasen A-Z of Reading Resources is a graded list of all current reading schemes complete with guidance on the books’ suitability for readers...
2006 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-441-2 (David Fulton Publis)
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Unlocking Speaking and Listening
The teaching of speaking and listening has again been identified as central to children's learning and literacy development, yet it is an area in which...
2006 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-392-7 (David Fulton Publis)
Literacy and ICT in the Primary School
A Creative Approach to English
By clearly outlining how ICT can enhance and improve children’s learning, this book unlocks the full potential of ICT within the classroom. Stimulating, useful and...
2006 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-374-3 (David Fulton Publis)
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Unlocking Literacy
A Guide for Teachers
An edited collection describing key issues in supporting literacy development, this book helps to 'unlock' the mysteries behind helping children learn to read, write, speak...
2006 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-386-6 (David Fulton Publis)
Planning Creative Literacy Lessons
This book builds on the guidance given by the Primary Strategy for Literacy. By 'filling in the gaps' that the planning documentation leaves, the book...
2006 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-280-7 (David Fulton Publis)
Teaching Speaking and Listening in the Primary School
Speaking and listening, along with reading and writing, are essential components of literacy and learning development within the National Primary Strategy. This best-selling introductory text...
2006 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-255-5 (David Fulton Publis)
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Ways into Literature
Stories, Plays and Poems for Pupils with SEN
By fostering an emotional engagement with literature, teachers can encourage children to make subsequent critical evaluations. Ways into Literature is in line with current guidelines...
2006 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-205-0 (David Fulton Publis)
The Literate Classroom
Updated to introduce topics within the context of the new Primary Strategy and the National Literacy Strategy, this edited collection provides sound advice and practical...
2005 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-318-7 (Routledge)
Language Knowledge for Primary Teachers
Teaching children to develop as language users is one of the most important tasks of a primary teacher, yet may trainees come to teaching with...
2005 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-207-4 (David Fulton Publis)
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Speaking Frames -- Year 6
Teachers need no longer wait for an effective and innovative answer to the problem of how to teach speaking and listening. By orally 'filling in'...
2005 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-112-1 (David Fulton Publis)
Writing Models Year 6
The new edition for Year 6 has been fully updated and restructured in line to deliver new units from the new framework and includes new...
2005 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-097-1 (Routledge)
Writing Models Year 4
Teachers who want to cut lesson planning time should welcome this series. The new editions are revised in line with the new literacy framework and...
2005 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-095-7 (David Fulton Publis)
Speaking Frames -- Year 3
Teachers need no longer wait for an effective and innovative answer to the problem of how to teach speaking and listening. By orally 'filling in'...
2005 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-109-1 (David Fulton Publis)
Speaking Frames -- Year 4
Teachers need no longer wait for an effective and innovative answer to the problem of how to teach speaking and listening. By orally 'filling in'...
2005 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-110-7 (David Fulton Publis)
Speaking Frames -- Year 5
Teachers need no longer wait for an effective and innovative answer to the problem of how to teach speaking and listening. By orally 'filling in'...
2005 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-111-4 (David Fulton Publis)
Writing Models Year 5
Teachers who want to cut lesson planning time should welcome this series. The new editions are revised in line with the new literacy framework and...
2005 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-096-4 (Routledge)
Writing Models Year 3
Teachers who want to cut lesson planning time should welcome this series, revised in line with the new literacy framework in the second edition. Writing...
2005 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-094-0 (Routledge)
Creativity and Writing
Developing Voice and Verve in the Classroom
This clear yet authoritative book affirms the vital role of creativity in writing and considers and encourages flexible, innovative practices in teaching. Importantly, the book...
2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-32885-2 (Routledge)
Page to Stage
Developing Writing, Speaking And Listening Skills in Primary Schools
An exciting and creative approaches that links literacy and oracy in a way that children will enjoy. Performing poetry is also proven to boost self-esteem.
Includes:
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2004 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-215-9 (David Fulton Publis)
Literacy Moves On
Using Popular Culture, New Technologies and Critical Literacy in the Primary Classroom
This book looks at the changing nature of literacy and at the way in which new and different literacies are emerging in the first part...
2004 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-249-4 (David Fulton Publis)
Jumpstart! Literacy
Key Stage 2/3 Literacy Games
This collection of simple-to-use, fun, multisensory games and creative lesson starters will jumpstart pupils’ enthusiasm for literacy learning. The games will help busy teachers save...
2004 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-102-2 (David Fulton Publis)
Talk Box
Speaking and Listening Activities for Learning at Key Stage 1
This practical book is based on the influential Thinking Together approach - a special method for developing speaking, listening and thinking skills. It is based...
2004 | Paperback: 978-1-84312-202-9 (David Fulton Publis)
Creativity and Writing Skills
Finding a Balance in the Primary Classroom
Teachers, trainees and learning support assistants will find this lively and accessible book combines creativity with skills teaching to stimulate and improve children's writing, both...
2002 | Paperback: 978-1-85346-787-5 (David Fulton Publis)
Sound Practice, Second Edition
Phonological Awareness in the Classroom
The second edition of Sound Practice looks afresh at how young children can be helped to discover basic facts about an alphabetic spelling system, within...
2002 | Paperback: 978-1-85346-801-8 (David Fulton Publis)
Non-Fiction for the Literacy Hour
Classroom Activities for Primary Teachers
This book offers practical guidance for teachers using the National Literacy Strategy at Key Stages 1 and 2, based on the six categories of non-fiction...2001 | Paperback: 978-1-85346-720-2 (David Fulton Publis)
Handwriting
Multisensory Approaches to Assessing and Improving Handwriting Skills
Handwriting is a learnt, physical skill that needs to be taught and practiced. This manual shows how to get handwriting right from the outset...2001 | Paperback: 978-1-85346-765-3 (David Fulton Publis)
Writing Classroom, The
Aspects of Writing and the Primary Child 3-11
This book brings together a collection of essays on the teaching of writing. It is a companion to Prue Goodwin’s The Literate Classroom and The...
2000 | Paperback: 978-1-85346-721-9 (David Fulton Publis)
Young Readers and Their Books
Suggestions and Strategies for Using Texts in the Literacy Hour
2000 | Paperback: 978-1-85346-681-6 (David Fulton Publis)