Primary English Curriculum Guide [Paperback]

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.English in the primary school; Story; The National Literacy Strategy; Development in reading; Shared reading; Guided reading; Development in writing; Shared writing; Guided writing; Word-level work; Sentence-level work; Monitoring, assessing and recording reading; Monitoring, assessing and recording writing; Medium and short-term planning for English; Handwriting and the presentation of children's work; Spelling; Reading non-fiction; Writing non-fiction; Note-taking, evaluating information and assisting memory; Speaking and listening; Poetry; Drama; Working with parents and other adults; English as an additional language; Special educational needs; The needs of very able children; Statutory assessment.