The essential teaching theory and practice text for primary English. This comprehensive and popular text covers the professional knowledge, skills and understanding required to be an effective teacher of primary English. *Practical guidance on the teaching and learning of phonics, the importance of talk in the classroom and the teaching of handwriting and spelling. *Covers the teaching of writing in the early years, KS1 and KS2. *Includes strategies for developing reading comprehension. *Chapters cover inclusion, assessment and organising and resourcing learning in the classroom. This 10th edition has been updated and now includes links to the ITT Core Content Framework.
