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OverviewEquip your students with the knowledge and skills to teach English well.Teaching English well is important for every primary school teacher, but it can also seem overwhelming—and for good reason. The amount of English content that must be taught throughout primary school is considerable. Speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing, and creating are social practices that rely on highly complex cognitive processes, require specialised knowledge about the English language, and an understanding of how children develop literacy skills to use English for different communicative purposes.Teaching and Learning Primary English is written for initial teacher education (ITE) students and practising primary school teachers. It addresses the complexities of English teaching and aims to build deep understandings of the most important aspects of primary English education. It will assist ITE students and practising teachers navigate the often complicated, crowded, and interconnected landscape of English education.KEY FEATURESAligns to the three strands of the Australian Curriculum: English — language, literacy, and literature.The pedagogical model of explicit instruction underpins this text, giving pre-service teachers the confidence to teach in a direct and structured way.Each chapter provides the who, what, when, where, how, and why of primary English teaching.Chapters begin by explaining key theoretical ideas related to the teaching of reading, writing, and children’s literature, providing a strong understanding of the main elements of English education.Evidence-based teaching and assessment approaches demonstrate how to translate theory into practice.Example lesson overviews, suggested children’s literature, and planning templates support ITE students transition to teaching English in the classroom. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Damon Thomas (Senior Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania) , Angela Thomas (Senior Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania)Publisher: Oxford University Press Australia Imprint: OUP Australia and New Zealand Dimensions: Width: 19.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.956kg ISBN: 9780190325725ISBN 10: 0190325720 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 01 November 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1. Welcome to Teaching and Learning Primary EnglishPart 1 Region: Reading2. An Overview of Reading Instruction Damon Thomas3. Oral Language Pauline Jones and Damon Thomas4. Phonological Awareness Deslea Konza5. Phonics Rhona Stainthorp6. Comprehension Alison Davis and Damon Thomas7. VocabularyWilliam Rupley, Timothy Rasinski and Camille Blachowicz 8. FluencyTimothy Rasinski and Chase Young 9. Teaching Children with Reading DifficultiesKaryn Carson The Essential Elements of ReadingPart 2 Region: Writing10. An Overview of Writing InstructionDamon Thomas and Sally Humphrey 11. GrammarSally Humphrey and Damon Thomas 12. Punctuation, Sentence Structure and ParagraphingJanet Scull and Marian Nicolazzo 13. Written GenresSally Humphrey and Damon Thomas 14. Writing CreativelyLiz Chamberlain and Angela Thomas 15. SpellingAnne Bayetto 16. Handwriting and KeyboardingNoella M. Mackenzie The Essential Elements of WritingPart 3 Region: Children's Literature17. An Overview of Children's LiteratureAngela Thomas and Judith Ridge 18. Features and Genres of Children's LiteratureJudith Ridge and Angela Thomas 19. PicturebooksFrank Serafini and Angela Thomas 20. PoetryAlyson Simpson and Bill Spence 21. Multimodality and Children's LiteratureAngela Thomas 22. Literature as PerformanceRobyn Ewing, Joanna Erskine and Angela Thomas 23. Multicultural LiteratureKylie Bradfield 24. Critical LiteraciesLisa van Leent, Lynn Downes, Jennifer Alford, Angela Thomas and Nita Novianti 25. Planning and Programming for Primary English TeachingLouise Ockerby, Grace Evorall, Mel Biffin, Prue Sturgess and Damon ThomasReviewsAuthor InformationDamon Thomas Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania Angela Thomas Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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