This is an essential guide to teaching primary English, with a focus on systematic synthetic phonics. The new edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the structure, content and requirements of the national curriculum, and to include the latest policy context. Throughout, the range of underpinning literature has been expanded and there are completely new chapters on evidence based teaching in relation to phonics, reading for pleasure, and teaching English through texts. All the existing features have been retained, and each chapter now also includes:
a section on integrating ICT
extension questions to challenge M level readers
sections on evidence-based practice to encourage critical reflection and debate
Introduction
1. Spoken language
2. Auditory, visual discrimination and vocabulary development
3. Early Reading Development (to include models/ theories)
4. Evidence-based teaching: the debate about phonics
5. Creative approaches to teaching phonics
6. Reading for Pleasure
7. Early Writing Development
8. Spelling and Handwriting
9. Grammar and punctuation
10. Supporting children with literacy difficulties
11. Assessing English in the early years
12. Teaching English through texts
