Addressing literacy and disadvantage requires high-quality teaching, first and foremost:there are no quick fixes, simplistic solutions or silver bullets. Both research and professional evidence from schools have revealed a strong association between social disadvantage and achievement in literacy: in fact, it has been a concern for over 70 years. Yet, many trainee teachers, and teachers in general, feel ill-equipped to deal with the issue.This book supports trainee teachers to explore the complex relationships between literacy achievement and social background. It offers practical strategies for teaching andsupports trainee teachers to understand that: *childrens individual backgrounds need to be valued and drawn upon; *deficit descriptions of disadvantaged children and low expectations must be avoided and challenged; *schools, teachers and classrooms must provider rich literacy environments for learning.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Primary Teaching Now .

There are 152 pages in this book. This book was published in 2022 by SAGE Publications Ltd .

Authors, Kevin Eames, Karyn Taylor, David Trelawny-Ross and consultant Debra Myhill have many years experience in the teaching of English and have expert knowledge in the field of Education. Dr Clare Dowdall has worked at Plymouth University since 2001 as a Lecturer in Language and Literacy Education. She has an active research profile as well as working in school with trainees following a School Direct training route. She has been looking at assessment with her current students and she writes the teacher notes for Collins Big Cat.