Making every English lesson count: Six principles for supporting great reading and writing (Making every lesson count)
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (756 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071LQ3LSF |
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| Number of Pages | : | 417 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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He writes a well-regarded blog, Reflecting English, in which he covers a range of subjects from improving student writing to finding solutions to the problems and dilemmas faced by busy teachers. Andy Tharby is a practising English teacher with nine years of classroom experience at a secondary school in West Sussex. . He is also a research lead, with an i
An advocate for reading and for expanding our students vocabulary, Andy s enthusiasm is contagious. --Jill Berry, leadership consultant and author of Making the LeapThis is a fantastic follow-up to Making Every Lesson Count, a book that has proved a solid resource for professional learning at all levels of experience. Tharby encourages the reader to consider how these ideas could be usefully adapted for best effect in their own teaching practice. --David Didau, author of What If Everything You Knew About Education Was Wrong? . What a fantastic challenge for all English teachers! I couldn t recommend this book more. Andy Tharby is clear from the outset that there are no silver bullets, and no strategies that will work for all English teachers in all classrooms. His style is thought-provoking and insightful, and altogether a pleasure to read. He stresses the importance of individuality and context, but also recogni
Rather the aim of the book is to provide effective strategies designed to help you to bring the six principles to life, with each chapter concluding in a series of questions to inspire reflective thought and help you relate the content to your classroom practice. In an age of educational quick fixes, GCSE reform and ever-moving goalposts, this precise and timely addition to the Making Every Lesson Count series provides practical solutions to perennial problems and inspires a rich, challenging and evidence-informed approach to English teaching. Making Every English Lesson Count is for new and experienced English teachers alike. Suitable for English teachers of students aged 11–16 years. Instead, Andy advocates an approach of artful repetition and consolidation and shows you how to help your students develop their reading and writing proficiency over time. Making Every English Lesson Count: Six Principles to Support Great Reading and Writing goes in search of answers to the fundamental question that all English teachers must ask: ‘What can I do to help my students to become confident and competent readers and writers?’ Writing in the practical, engaging style of the award-winning Making Ev