Kate Allott - Böcker

Language and communication are essential in the classroom: essential in children’s learning, essential in teachers’ communication with children, and essential in children’s understanding of themselves and their world.This book is a guide for trainee and beginning teachers on how to support and develop talk in the classroom. It explores the theory behind the teaching of language and communication skills and includes lots of practical advice on how to translate this into the classroom. It tackles the challenges and issues of managing talk in the classroom setting, and explores the role of language in children’s learning.The book addresses the challenge of language difficulties and delayed language development among children entering school. The crucial role of adults in supporting early language development is explained, and the book also considers the needs of children for whom English is an additional language.

This book supports teachers and trainee teachers with the assessment of writing, and particularly assessment as part of the cycle of planning and teaching – assessment used formatively. - Explores the issues and challenges in the assessment of writing- Highlights the importance of specific feedback- Features examples of children's work and detailed guidance on how to assess each piece- Includes a chapter on supporting children to write more outside of school

This book supports teachers and trainee teachers with the assessment of writing, and particularly assessment as part of the cycle of planning and teaching – assessment used formatively. - Explores the issues and challenges in the assessment of writing- Highlights the importance of specific feedback- Features examples of children's work and detailed guidance on how to assess each piece- Includes a chapter on supporting children to write more outside of school

What do I need know about English to teach it effectively in primary school?; How do children learn English?; How do I teach it? What does a good primary English lesson look like?

This is the ultimate guide for primary trainee teachers grappling with these questions.  A comprehensive text supporting you to teach the National Curriculum for primary English, it covers both subject knowledge and teaching theory and practice.

This new edition includes an updated chapter on 'Oracy: Speaking and listening', explorations of updated theory and reseach and new links to the Core Content Framework (CCF).

What do I need know about English to teach it effectively in primary school?; How do children learn English?; How do I teach it? What does a good primary English lesson look like?

This is the ultimate guide for primary trainee teachers grappling with these questions.  A comprehensive text supporting you to teach the National Curriculum for primary English, it covers both subject knowledge and teaching theory and practice.

This new edition includes an updated chapter on 'Oracy: Speaking and listening', explorations of updated theory and reseach and new links to the Core Content Framework (CCF).

Do you know your 'determiners' from your 'prepositions'?  Are you struggling with word classes, phrases and clauses?   This book is here to help by: Telling you what you need to know to teach all areas of primary grammar Explaining what's good to know to support more able children Outlining what good teaching of each part of grammar looks like in the classroom  Suggesting classroom activities for all areas of the SPaG curriculum Also included is a section on the new SPaG test.