This book will supplement the training currently being offered to all secondary English departments. It offers a view of the place of the English 'strand' in the overall Key Stage 3 strategy and gives support to English departments in their preparations for a new way of working. It will encourage English teachers to review their current schemes of work, offering suggestions for more substantial teaching and learning modules, as well as practical ideas for classroom use and recommended resources.
The book interprets and explains the NLS document for busy practitioners; reinforces the messages of the National Literacy Strategy (NLS); spells out the expectations of the framework and offer guidance on how to fulfil them; and describes and explains the types of teaching methods to improve students' learning.
This book includes many practical ideas for classroom activities and offers direct support for the less confident English teacher. The book is equally valuable to students and practicing teachers.
First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
1. Background;
2. The Key Stage 3 English Framework;
3. The four part English lesson structure;
4. Rethinking Reading using the Framework at Key Stage 3;
5. Rethinking Writing using the Framework at Key Stage 3;
6. Rethinking Speaking and Listening using the Framework at Key Stage 3;
7. Planning for English in Key Stage 3: integrating the Framework objectives;
8. Additional guidance on inclusion;
Geoff Dean taught English and Drama in secondary schools for twenty years before taking up advisory and inspection work in Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire and, currently, Milton Keynes where his responsibilities include introducing the National Literacy Strategy.
