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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820363903321

Titolo

Literacy through creativity / / edited by Prue Goodwin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : David Fulton, 2004

ISBN

1-135-39803-8

1-283-60724-7

9786613919694

1-135-39804-6

0-203-96344-X

1-4175-0947-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Collana

Informing teaching

Altri autori (Persone)

GoodwinPrue

Disciplina

372.6

Soggetti

Literacy - Great Britain

Creative ability in children - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Literacy through CREATIVITY; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Introduction: Creativity and literacy learning; Chapter 1 The arts and literacy in primary classrooms; Chapter 2 The body of learning: the eight senses in literacy and creativity; Chapter 3 Discovering creativity on the playground; Chapter 4 Literacy, creativity and popular culture; Chapter 5 DARE to Quack; Chapter 6 Creativity and picture books; Chapter 7 Creative readers at Key Stage 2; Chapter 8 What could happen next? The potential of the talking book; Chapter 9 Closely observed poems

Chapter 10 Drama and writing: enlivening their proseChapter 11 Dance and the literacy curriculum; Chapter 12 The potential and possibilities of musical and physical literacies; Chapter 13 Looking to be literate; Chapter 14 Literacy, creativity and moving image media; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a fresh and practical approach to examining the way in which creative arts can be used in the classroom to enhance the learning of literacy in the primary school. It includes case studies and activities that clarify the role of creativity in the literacy teaching and advises how to help develop teaching skills. This is a must-have text for teachers who



seek to make literacy learning interesting and fun.