The book is packed with practical, engaging ideas based on comics, comic characters and comic-based resources, spanning six key areas of Literacy: 1. Engaging reluctant readers and improving comprehension 2. Developing meaningful story planning and sequencing 3. Creating rounded, captivating characters who act, interact and react realistically 4. Improving locational writing and introducing advanced descriptive techniques 5. Expanding vocabulary and teaching spelling, punctuation and grammar in context as tools of effective writing 6. Extending gifted and talented pupils and providing opportunities for cross-curricular learning. This book will show how comics can be used to motivate reluctant pupils, extend middle ability learners, and support more able pupils in accessing higher level writing and thinking skills. It will also prove that, as a teacher, you don't need to be a comic geek to use comics in your classroom! It contains a wealth of resources that you can use immediately to teach effective, transferrable literacy skills that will stick.All the ideas contained in this book are tried and tested by an outstanding, full time practitioner in a variety of schools and across a range of age groups, as well as being used by teachers across the country.

 

There are 200 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Creative Educational Press Limited .

Mathew Sullivan is a class teacher and Literacy coordinator from Stockport, working in St. Richard's R. C. Primary School, Manchester. He has provided national CPD training on using comics to enhance Literacy teaching (evaluated as 'superb' and 'inspiring' by attendees). He works as creative and pedagogic consultant for the Manchester Metropolitan University Comic SMART initiative, where his techniques are implemented in high schools across Manchester. Mathew has demonstrated his approach in primary schools and high schools around the North West. He co-wrote 'A Second book of Exciting Sentences' with Alan Peat for Creative Educational Press, is an Ofsted graded 'Outstanding' teacher, and was named Silk 106. 9 Teacher of the Year in 2012. Alan Peat is an author and Independent Literacy Consultant. His unique INSET, conference and school based training provides teachers and school leaders with practical, effective and enjoyable strategies for raising pupil achievement in both writing and reading. His inspiring approach to practical pedagogy, which has been used to effect in 22 countries, draws on experience gained as a primary school teacher, LEA Advisor and author of numerous books, including the popular series IMPROVING LITERACY / CREATIVE APPROACHES (Nash Pollock Publishing) and a range of titles published by Creative Educational Press Ltd.