Contents |
Introduction | 4 |
Part A: Reading | 6 |
Chapter 1: Texts for reading | 6 |
Reviewing books with seven-year-olds | 7 |
Responding to children's reading choices | 8 |
Chapter 2: The learning environment for reading |
An inspiring book area for three-year-olds | 10 |
An inspiring book area for six-year-olds | 11 |
Chapter 3: Children's names early years setting | 14 |
Working with children's names in the |
Chapter 4: Strategies for reading | 16 |
Chapter 5: Interpreting texts | 18 |
Dear Zoo: a core story for three-year-olds | 19 |
Silly Billy: a core story for five-year-olds | 19 |
Chapter 6: Teaching letters and phonemes | 21 |
Requirements of phonics teaching | 21 |
Strategies for phonics teaching | 22 |
Texts for phun, and fonics! | 26 |
Non-fiction texts to inspire more phonics learning | 27 |
Where Is Fox? A week of phonics sessions | 28 |
Games for learning letters and phonemes | 30 |
Keeping records | 31 |
Part B: Writing | 32 |
Chapter 7: Texts for writing | 32 |
Chapter 8: The learning environment for writing |
Writing area | 36 |
Book-making area | 37 |
Chapter 9: Strategies for writing | 40 |
Strategies to support four-year-olds in writing stories |
First-hand experience for six-year-olds | 41 |
Chapter 10: Grammar and punctuation | 44 |
Teaching grammar | 44 |
Teaching punctuation | 45 |
Exploring language through play | 46 |
Café role play involving five-year-olds | 46 |
Examples from six-year-olds | 48 |
Chapter 11: Spelling | 51 |
Developing spelling across the learning areas | 52 |
Developing spelling in the writing area | 52 |
Developing spelling in the reading area | 52 |
Spelling sessions for four-year-olds | 53 |
Games and strategies to develop spelling | 54 |
Case study: One child's journey to better spelling | 55 |
Chapter 12: Handwriting | 56 |
Index | 59 |