Geoff Barton

Shireen Shuster

The book employs a variety of teaching methods - phonics, visual clues and memory tricks - and contains a glossary of spelling terms which gives detailed, but concise, definitions.

Spelling Essentials

"Every teacher in English is a teacher of English," said George Sampson, one of the early school inspectors, back in 1921. It’s never been truer, or more relevant. Literacy has a major impact on young people’s life-chances and it is every teacher’s responsibility to help build their communication, reading and writing skills. However, this book isn’t just about literacy; it’s also about what great teachers do in their classrooms, about applying knowledge consistently across classrooms, in order to help pupils to become more confident in their subjects. This book shows every teacher – whatever your subject – the simple steps which could transform your students into better speakers, listeners, readers and writers. Harnessing a range of straightforward, but powerful techniques, it shows you how to help each student in your subject to improve their spelling, to use the key vocabulary of your subject more accurately and to speak, read and write with confidence like a historian, scientist, designer or mathematician. The book is structured into clear sections which are then divided into short, easy-to-absorb units on the classroom implications of what we know about literacy. Don’t Call it Literacy!also includes: language commentaries which exemplify points made by the author; talking points at the end of each unit for self-assessment; a glossary for non-specialists; subject specific vocabulary for building students’ word power; tutor time spellings lists; a reading list on teaching, language, literacy and education. Written by a leading authority in the field, this book will help both trainee and practising secondary school teachers to turn their classroom into literacy-friendly environments, increasing the motivation and achievement of their students.

What Every Teacher Needs to Know about Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing

Don't Call it Literacy!

Literacy has a major impact on young people's life-chances and it is every teacher's responsibility to help build their communication, reading and writing skills. However, this book isn't just about literacy; it's also about what great teachers do in their classrooms, about applying knowledge consistently across classrooms, in order to help pupils to become more confident in their subjects.

Don Shiach

Trusted in classrooms for over fifteen years, this series of much-loved books has been completely updated to support the latest Key Stage 3 requirements and focus on grammar skills. This new edition of Don Schiach's bestselling grammar guide has been updated with fresh examples and a modern look.

Grammar to 14 Third Edition

Developing Poetry Skills is a resource that provides students with the key skills they need to read and respond to poetry effectively. It is designed to introduce students to the enjoyment of reading poetry and to build confidence and understanding throughout Key Stage 3.

Reading Poetry 11-14

Developing Poetry Skills

Focusing on what you need to know in the classroom, Grammar Survival provides you with the essential knowledge and tools you’ll need to teach grammar effectively. This second edition has been updated and restructured to reflect the revised framework for English, and ten new sections have been added including how to generate ideas, develop viewpoints, improve vocabulary, teach spelling and build reading skills. This book features: over forty separate grammar topics including theory and practice clear examples throughout teaching hints and ideas for the classroom practical suggestions for homework. Entertaining and practical, this book is ideal for busy newly qualified and practising teachers looking to improve both their pupils’ and their own understanding of grammar.

A Teacher's Toolkit

Grammar Survival

Alison Smith

Christopher Edge

Martin Phillips

Liz Hanton

Mel Peeling

Ignite English aims to help reinvigorate KS3 English teaching and learning by providing exciting and motivational resources that address key issues for teachers and students. Each Teacher Companion has been designed to allow Teachers complete flexibility in creating lessons and assessments suited to their individual class and student needs.

Ignite English: Ignite English Teacher Companion 2

Ignite English aims to help reinvigorate KS3 English teaching and learning by providing exciting and motivational resources that address key issues for teachers and students. Each student book has been designed to develop a range of reading, writing and spoken English skills through a range of real-world contexts and immersive design.

Ignite English: Ignite English Student

Jill Carter

Peter Ellison

Ignite English: Ignite English Teacher Companion 1

Written by Geoff Barton and Christopher Edge to support the latest Key Stage 3 requirements, Non-Fiction To 14 offers motivational reading and writing skills development for non-fiction texts. It includes a wide range of source texts and a spelling, punctuation and grammar focus, which is ideal preparation for GCSE.

Non-Fiction to 14 Student Book

This text covers all the new media and moving image requirements in the English National Curriculum at Key Stage 3. It also helps to improve students' literacy and lays a solid foundation for studying media within English at GCSE.

Developing Media Skills

This is a collection of non-fiction and media texts which is in line with National Curriculum requirements and is designed to develop students' reading skills in preparation for Key Stage 3 tests. The wide variety of texts, which are arranged in thematic units, includes advertisements, film and television scripts, newspaper articles, leaflets and information texts. Three of the units are intended for incorporation into schemes of work for Year 7, three for Year 8, and three for Year 9.

Non-fiction and Media : 11-14

The Real World

'Active Grammar' shows students how the right choices of grammar and language can improve their writing immeasurably, useful for students who have just moved up to secondary school. 'Active Reading' sections show how language features are used in real life texts, and encourage students to tackle longer pieces of writing.

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