Children's Literature in Primary Schools / Edition 2

by David Waugh, Sally Neaum, Rosemary Waugh

Overview

How can you help children to develop a love of reading and books? Which books are the best ones to use in primary teaching? How do you make the most of children's literature in teaching across the curriculum?

Trainee and experienced primary school teachers need an advanced knowledge of children's literature. This is your guide to the range of and scope of children's literature for the primary classroom. Through the exploration of different genres it covers a wide range of literature and helps you to consider what we mean by literature. Case studies that model good practice are included with suggestions for practical activities using literature to enhance teaching across the curriculum. Throughout, book recommendations show how specific texts can be used for teaching in exciting and innovative ways.

What's new to this edition?
- updated in line with the new Primary National Curriculum
- includes new content on supporting children for whom English is an Additional Language
- an extensive list of book recommendations for primary teaching
- how to get more out of classic texts
- introduces new texts and new children's authors

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473969018
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	09/27/2016
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.73(w) x 9.68(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Waugh is a former deputy headteacher who worked in ITT from 1990 at the University of Hull, where he led the PGCE course and became Head of Department. In 2008 he was appointed as one of two (the other being Wendy) National Strategies Regional Advisers for ITT. He is currently lectures at Durham University. He has published extensively in primary English, as well as developing e-learning resources for National Strategies for English, mathematics and mentoring and coaching. David also writes children’s stories, including The Wishroom, which was written with 45 children from 15 East Durham primary schools and published in 2017.

Sally Neaum is a lecturer in Early Childhood, and teaches Primary English in initial teacher training. She has worked as a nursery and primary school teacher, as an advisor in early years and inclusion. She has an M.Ed in Educational Psychology and Special Educational Needs and her doctoral research was in the pedagogy of early literacy. 

Rosemary Waugh is a linguist and classics teacher at Queen Margaret's School, York. She collects children's literature and has lectured on the subject for the University of Hull, and contributes to conferences and publications on children's literature.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE: DEVELOPING A LOVE OF READING
CHAPTER TWO: SHARING LITERATURE WITH CHILDREN
CHAPTER THREE: LITERATURE ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
CHAPTER FOUR: BOOKS FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN
CHAPTER FIVE: PICTURE BOOKS
CHAPTER SIX: STORIES AND POEMS FROM AND ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES
CHAPTER SEVEN: TRADITIONAL STORIES AND FAIRY TALES
CHAPTER EIGHT: FICTION WHICH ADDRESSES ISSUES
CHAPTER NINE: FANTASY AND MAGIC
CHAPTER TEN: CLASSIC FICTION
CHAPTER ELEVEN: EVERYDAY FICTION
CHAPTER TWELVE: POETRY

Editorial Reviews

This is a particularly useful book for trainee teachers and NQTs. It covers key aspects of the children's literature most frequently taught in schools but starts from the premise that developing a love of reading is paramount.

Branwen Bingle