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Teaching English Creatively

Teresa Cremin author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:30th Nov '22

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What does it mean to teach English creatively to primary school children?

Teaching English Creatively encourages and enables teachers to adopt a more creative approach to the teaching of English in the primary school. Fully updated to reflect the changing UK curricula, the third edition of this popular text explores research-informed practice and offers new ideas to imaginatively engage readers, writers, speakers and listeners.

Underpinned by up-to-date theory and research and illustrated throughout with more examples of children’s work, it examines the core elements of creative practice and how to explore powerful literary, non-fiction, visual and digital texts creatively. Key themes addressed include:

• Developing creativity in and through talk and drama

• Creatively engaging readers and writers

• Teaching grammar and comprehension imaginatively and in context

• Profiling meaning and purpose, autonomy, collaboration and play

• Planning, reviewing and celebrating literacy learning

• Ensuring the creative involvement of the teacher

Inspiring, accessible and connected to current challenges and new priorities in education, Teaching English Creatively puts contemporary and cutting-edge practice at the forefront and includes a wealth of innovative ideas to enrich English teaching.

Written by an experienced author with extensive experience of initial teacher education and English teaching in the primary school, it is an invaluable resource for any teacher who wishes to embed creative approaches to teaching in their classroom.

‘This is a crucial book for trainees, teachers, senior leaders and teacher education colleagues which gives voice to creativity in the classroom.’

Dr Roger McDonald, associate professor of Primary Education, University of Greenwich

‘Sure to become one of those well-loved, well-thumbed books that teachers at all stages of their careers return to time and time again.’

Claire Williams, Deputy Headteacher and Reading Lead, St. Andrew’s Church of England Primary School

ISBN: 9780367518387

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 480g

206 pages

3rd edition