ABSTRACT
Drawing on many popular and literary texts, the contributors to this book write with enthusiasm about opportunities for creative teaching and learning, and provide many examples of good practice both inside and outside the Literacy Hour
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 3|15 pages
From Minnie the Minx to Little Lord Fauntleroy: understanding character in fiction
CHRIS DODDINGTON
chapter 9|11 pages
‘My mum’s favourite yoghourt is “Diet Choice’”: language study through environmental texts
HOLLY ANDERSON
chapter 10|14 pages
‘And they lived happily ever after…not really!’: working with children’s dictated texts
ISOBEL URQUHART
chapter 11|14 pages
Telling facts: contrasting voices in recent information books for children
FRANCES SMITH
