172 pages
228 x 145mm
ISBN-10: 1 85856 046 2
ISBN-13: 978 185856 046 5


This book offers student teachers and their school-based mentors a short, accessible and up-to-date introduction to this core subject of the Curriculum. The crucial role of English in ensuring equal opportunities is strongly emphasised.

Practical illustrations of teaching strategies based on the 1995 orders for National Curriculum English and good practice complement discussion of the special nature of an often controversial subject. Speaking and Listening, Reading and Writing are covered in detail and there is a separate section on standard English and Language study.

Michael Lockwood is Lecturer in English and Education at the University of Reading.

Other Titles in the Series already Available
Opportunities for Mathematics in the primary school
Opportunities for Science in the primary school

Any reader unsure of the way that research into the nature of writing over the past 20 years or so has provided a sound basis for classroom practice could do not better than turn to Lockwood's chapter on writing. Students in initial training starting here will equip themselves well for early classroom practice. In addition, it is particularly useful to have a chapter arguing for and listing software that can be used in the teaching of English -NATE News

...is written in an easy, fluent style and links research with practice in a way which is not contrived. ...it is realistic about the political and economic pressures which influence teachers, but manages to motive the reader to feel empowered to overcome these constraints and provides practical suggestions for ways forward.-New Era in Education