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Index
Cover
Title page
Copyright information
Table of contents
Meet the authors
Introduction
References
1 Spoken language: Key Stage 1
Teachers’ Standards
TS3: Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
National curriculum links
Spoken language
Introduction
Spaces for communication
Registers for effective communication
Static register
Formal register
Consultative register
Casual register
Intimate register
Teaching children about register
Role play
Use of standard English
Modelling register
High expectations
Rules for communication
Activities to develop spoken language
Discussions
Debates
Further activities to develop spoken language
Puppets
Listen and tell
I hear with my little ear
Collaborative story
Story maps
Give me a ring
Taking it further
References
2 Developing spoken language: Key Stage 2
Teachers’ Standards
TS3: Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
National curriculum links
Introduction
Types of talk
Exploratory talk
Presentational talk
Narrative talk
Activities to support the language of narration
Sharing circle
Simple recount
Retelling familiar stories
The role of the narrator
Description, comparison and analysis
Activities to support the language of description
Sharing circle
Talking pictures
Character study
Activities to support the language of comparison
Spot the difference
Characters meet
Activities to support the language of analysis
Barrier games
Discussion
Jigsaw method
Home groups
Expert groups
Debate
Poetry
Activities to support poetry
Echo valley
Call and response
Itch and scratch
Taking it further
References
3 Word reading: Key Stage 1
Teachers’ Standards
TS3: Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
National curriculum links
Word reading
Statutory requirements
Introduction
Understanding the terminology of reading
Reading development
Pre-alphabetic phase
Partial alphabetic phase
Full alphabetic phase
Consolidated alphabetic phase
Phonological and phonemic awareness
Smallest meaningful units of sound
Sound buttons
Enunciation of phonemes
Teaching phonics
Multi-sensory approaches to teaching phonics
The alphabetic code
The simple alphabetic code
The complex alphabetic code
Key concepts you must understand
Decoding and encoding
Beyond the alphabetic code
Exception words
Reading words with suffixes
Syllables
Taking it further
References
4 Word reading: Key Stage 2
Teachers’ Standards
TS3: Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
National curriculum links
Statutory requirements
Introduction
Etymology
Activities to support the study of etymology
Around the world in 80 words
What do you notice?
Timeline
Morphology
Activities to support the study of morphology
Find your partner
New word from old
My word
Fluency
Flow
Phrasing
Expression
Activities to support voice modulation for fluency
How loud?
Telephone conversation
Just one word
Which sentence?
Character voices
Extracts from text
Intervention
Taking it further
References
5 Reading comprehension: Key Stage 1
Teachers’ Standards
TS3: Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
National curriculum links
Reading: comprehension
Statutory requirements
Introduction
Developing children’s understanding of vocabulary
The Simple View of Reading
Types of comprehension
Reading as a writer
Reading pictures
Developing familiarity with texts
Book introductions
Building memory
Retelling stories
Sequencing events
Making predictions
Questioning
Other reading comprehension strategies
Inference
Learning poetry by heart
Shared and guided reading
Taking it further
References
6 Reading comprehension: Key Stage 2
Teachers’ Standards
TS3: Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
National curriculum links
Reading comprehension
Statutory requirements
Introduction
Four key skills
Prediction
Activities to support prediction
That reminds me!
Words, words, words
DRTA (directed reading thinking activity) (Jennings and Shepherd, 1998)
Picture this
Before and after (using prior knowledge)
Questioning
Activities to support literal questioning
Sequencing text
Question jigsaw
Wanted poster
Question and answer speech bubbles
Activities to support inferential questioning
Thought bubbles
Axis of emotion
Matching game
Activities to support evaluative questioning
Axis of emotion
Language detective
Clarification
Summarising
Activities to support summarising
Words, words, words
Story sticks
Summary web
Monitoring
Shared and guided reading
Breaking down barriers
Taking it further
References
7 Writing: transcription – Key Stage 1
Teachers’ Standards
TS3: Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
National curriculum links
Writing: transcription
Statutory requirements for Year 1
Spelling
Handwriting
Statutory requirements for Year 2
Spelling
Handwriting
Introduction
Applying phonics knowledge to spelling
Spelling rules
Spelling strategies
Spelling by analogy
Mnemonics
Dictionaries
Spelling through syllables
Prefixes and suffixes
Look, cover, write, check
Spelling common exception words
Common spelling problems
Homophones and near homophones
Contractions
Possessive apostrophe
Dictation
Handwriting
Fine motor skills
Multi-sensory approaches
Taking it further
References
8 Writing: transcription – Key Stage 2
Teachers’ Standards
TS3: Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
National curriculum links
Statutory requirements for Years 3–4
Spelling
Handwriting
Statutory requirements for Years 5–6
Spelling
Handwriting and presentation
Introduction
Spelling
Teaching sequence
Spelling rules and conventions
Activities to support the exploration of patterns and rules
Card sort
Dictated stories
New words
Most common
Word families
What comes next?
Jokes and riddles
Marking spellings
Self-image
Spelling strategies
Spelling tests
Using a dictionary and thesaurus
Dictionaries
Thesaurus
Handwriting
Composition or presentation?
Taking it further
References
9 Writing: composition – Key Stage 1
Teachers’ Standards
TS3: Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
National curriculum links
Writing
Statutory requirements for pupils in Year 1
Statutory requirements for pupils in Year 2
Introduction
Oral rehearsal
Modelling oral rehearsal
Inspiring children as writers: being a role model
Context and purpose
Keeping a writing journal
Scaffolding creativity in narrative writing
Editing writing
Teaching poetry
Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation
Games for Key Stage 1 Grammar – making it concrete
Basketful of nouns
Scream and shout
Adjective tennis
Find your partner
Taking it further
References
10 Writing: composition – Key Stage 2
Teachers’ Standards
TS3: Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
National curriculum links
Statutory requirements for pupils in Years 3–4
Statutory requirements for pupils in Years 5–6
Introduction
What do good writers do?
Grammar
Word
Sentence
Simple sentences
Oral construction
Cut-up sentences
Compound sentences
Complex sentences
Text (cohesion and coherence)
Varying sentence types
Punctuation
Hearing punctuation
Punctuation activities
Active punctuation
Punctuation relay
Punctuation heads
Paragraphing
Planning, revising and editing
Planning
Revising
Editing
Purpose
Using the computer
Using film
Using Skype
Taking it further
References
11 Drama: a toolkit for practitioners
Teachers’ Standards
TS3: Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
National curriculum links
Spoken language
Introduction
The importance of drama
The role of drama across the curriculum
Drama strategies
Paired improvisation
Tableaux
Thought tracking
Hot seating
Hot seating with very young children
Conscience alley
Key Stage 2 example: The Road Not Taken
Story as stimulus/teacher in role
Taking it further
References
12 Reading for pleasure
Teachers’ Standards
TS3: Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
National curriculum links
Reading: comprehension
Introduction
The importance of reading for pleasure
RESEARCH FOCUS
Key trends from academic research
Boys and reading
Ofsted findings
Promoting reading for pleasure
Teachers as Readers
The Rooted in Reading project
World Book Day
Author days
Rights of the reader
Developing a reading environment
Libraries
Poetry
Taking it further
Recommended poetry books
References
Conclusion
Glossary
Index
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