Featuring a course in grammar and writing practice, this work matches the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy. It helps pupils learn and practise core grammar skills in whole class, group, and individual sessions, and apply their learning to their own writing. Teaching notes are given as [...]

Demonstrates how to apply 'Talk for Writing' across the whole curriculum beginning with imitation to establish an exemplar before demonstrating, through shared writing, how to innovate on the pattern.[...]

A good poetry idea should help the children feel excited about writing and enable them to think of what to write - developing their imagination, creativity and writing skills. This book contains ideas that can be drawn upon when teaching poetry but also at other times to provide a source for creativ[...]

This book offers inspiration and advice for 7-9 year olds on all aspects of speaking and listening, from giving a talk to performing poetry. Inside you will find suggestions for group work, ways of persuading people, interviewing techniques, great warm-up drama games and ideas for telling riveting s[...]

Sue Palmer and Pie Corbett are the best-known names in Primary Literacy. This book distils their vast experience, and the experience of five years of the Literacy Strategy, to provide a must-have collection of teaching tips and ideas.[...]

Teachers who want to cut lesson planning time should welcome this title. It aims to help teachers cover every sort of writing type they need to at Key Stage 2 with a model provided for each one, fine tune lessons by following key teaching points, deliver the literacy hour to pupils of varying abilit[...]

Teachers who want to cut lesson planning time should welcome this title. It aims to help teachers cover every sort of writing type they need with a model provided for each one, fine tune lessons by following key teaching points, deliver the literacy hour to pupils of varying ability and more.[...]

Closely linked to the literacy strategy, this humorous series has detailed illustrations and playful discussions to help children.[...]

A practical manual to help teachers of junior classes to focus on the key aspects of developing children's story-writing. It presents a series of essential writing workshops full of creative ideas and fun activities.[...]