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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452000403321

Autore

Wray David

Titolo

Teaching and learning literacy : reading and writing texts for a purpose / / David Wray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012

ISBN

0-203-96313-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 pages)

Disciplina

428.0071

Soggetti

Literacy - Study and teaching (Primary)

English language - Study and teaching (Primary)

Theory & Practice of Education

Education, Special Topics

Education

Social Sciences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Half Title; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Introduction: Another book about teaching literacy?; 1 Texts, literacy and learning; 2 Understanding understanding in reading; 3 Interactive approaches to reading fiction; 4 Interactive approaches to non-fiction reading; 5 Supporting writers; 6 Writing in science; 7 Writing in mathematics; 8 Developing a critical approach to texts; 9 Reading electronic texts; 10 Writing electronic texts; Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

David Wray offers a range of practical suggestions for enhancing literacy work in primary and secondary schools (KS 1-3). The book is based on the idea that the purpose of literacy teaching is to enable pupils to understand and create meaningful, whole texts. It deliberately takes a cross-curricular view of literacy and will appeal to teachers who specialize in a range of subjects. It also explores in-depth the processes involved in both understanding and composing a range of text types, avoiding the temptation to segment literacy skills, thereby losing sight of the overall purpose. Th