`This excellent book provides the reader with comprehensive coverage of all aspect of poetry teaching. The book does more than inform us - it inspires...
`I found this a fascinating book to read, I could identify with my time at school when I would often write with my paper almost in at right angles to...
`Laurie Makin's and Marian Whitehead's book on How to Develop Children's Literacy stands out from the usual guides on child development and learning...
This book focuses on how to understand reading processes and what it means to develop reading comprehension. With a wide-ranging theoretical basis...
'It is scarcely possible to imagine a truly educated person who cannot read well. Yet it is not clear how or even if courses in literature actually...
'This book will be a welcome, practical addition to the repertoires of teachers of children aged 7-11 who are looking for inspiration and relevance in...
Phonics: Practice, Research and Policy unravels the controversy surrounding phonics which currently characterises much of the discussion about reading...
This practical guide considers the research evidence that is needed to inform enlightened practice, and offers concrete suggestions and teaching...
'The book fulfils its purpose admirably...[It] should be required reading for all Primary and Secondary headteachers - they lead the policy making in...
'This book is special. It proposes a style of drama that liberates teachers and children from traditional dialogues...The dramas, each linked to a...