Developing a Love of Reading and Books: Teaching and nurturing readers in primary schools (Transforming Primary QTS Series) - Hardcover

Gill, Angela; Stephenson, Megan; Waugh, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1529730007 ISBN 13: 9781529730005

Publisher: Learning Matters, 2021

Synopsis

nursing children read for pleasure and develop a life-long love of reading is a priority for all primary school teachers.  

The National Curriculum focuses heavily on promoting reading for pleasure and engaging pupils using a range of diverse and inclusive texts and materials. 
This text supports trainee teachers working towards primary QTS and Early Career Teachers to understand the importance of supporting children to become readers, enjoy reading for pleasure and develop higher level reading skills.   It includes guidance, case studies and theoretical perspectives to show trainee teachers how they can develop children’s reading.

About this title

About the Authors

Angela Gill is Programme Director for BA Primary Education and subject lead for Primary English at Durham University, working on both UG and PGCE programmes. She is an experienced teacher and worked in primary classrooms for many years before taking up the post at Durham University.

Megan Stephenson is Associate Professor at Leeds Trinity University. She leads the Primary PGCE programmes. She has presented at National Conferences in the UK on her approach to developing ‘Inspirational Teacher Education,’ and is currently undertaking research in developing effective primary curricular in the post Covid digital age.

David Waugh is a former deputy headteacher who worked in ITT from 1990 at the University of Hull, where he led the PGCE course and became Head of Department. In 2008 he was appointed as one of two (the other being Wendy) National Strategies Regional Advisers for ITT. He is currently lectures at Durham University. He has published extensively in primary English, as well as developing e-learning resources for National Strategies for English, mathematics and mentoring and coaching. David also writes children’s stories, including The Wishroom, which was written with 45 children from 15 East Durham primary schools and published in 2017.

From the Back Cover

This text supports trainee teachers working towards primary QTS and Early Career Teachers to understand the importance of supporting children to become readers, enjoy reading for pleasure and develop higher level reading skills.

Edition details

• Publisher: Learning Matters
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529730007
• ISBN 13: 9781529730005
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208