Literacy: Reading, Writing and Children's Literature

Literacy: Reading, Writing and Children's Literature provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the principal literacy theories and show how they may be applied to everyday teaching. Classroom-tested, this text for English Education remains reader-friendly, practical, current, and unique in its inclusion of children's literature. This new edition has been updated significantly, including: a heavilt revised Part One, which focuses on oral language, assessment, phonics and comprehension; a new larger format with two-color internal design to assist readability; and guidance on how pre-service teachers may apply their learning to suit new and unfamiliar teaching environments and curriculum documents.