Using their tried-and-tested English Method training, the authors unpack the core learning issues, such as differentiation and the development of thinking skills, essential to all initial teacher training programmes. Linking theory and practice, with direct links to key theorists and ideas about learning, each chapter includes: a modelled analysis of a pupil's writing or talk on a particular theme; an exploration of the learning challenges within a specific age range or modality of English; focussed, practical activities centered upon a specific text, including oral, written, visual, multi-modal, print-bound and electronic material; and follow-up activities, including immediate questions for reflection, guided reading and ideas for use in the classroom. This is the complete guide that every trainee English teacher planning for learning in the secondary classroom needs.

 

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Continuum Publishing Corporation .

Nicholas McGuinn is a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of York, UK. Nicola Onyett is a PGCE English Tutor at the University of York, UK and Chief Examiner for A-level English Literature for a major UK awarding body.

This book has the following chapters: 1. Ways of Thinking About English; 2. Differentiation; 3. Learning Styles; 4. Thinking Skills; 5. Emotional Intelligence; 6. Assessment; Index.