Ian Warwick, Ray Speakman

Redefining English for the More Able (eBook, ePUB)

A Practical Guide

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Written by Ian Warwick, founder of London Gifted and Talented, this practical guide offers English teachers news ways of thinking about teaching the more able, together with strategies to implement in the classroom straightaway.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351137362
• Artikelnr.: 56886484

Autorenporträt

Ian Warwick is the founder and senior director of London Gifted & Talented (www.londongt.org), which has worked with more than 3500 schools internationally. An inner-city teacher for 20 years, he has published extensively in the field of education and has written award-winning, high-challenge e-learning materials as well as several film screenplays. Ray Speakman founded the Birmingham Youth Theatre, has edited and written plays for schools, professional theatre and television, and was a teacher of English and a deputy headteacher in a large Warwickshire comprehensive.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 The Background 1. Analysing the Backstory: How did English Lose Its
Way? 2. Redefining the Discipline: What's the point of teaching English?
3. Overcoming the Hurdles: What barriers block the highest achievement? 4.
Driving Engagement in English: Why are 'manageable gaps' so important? 5.
Investigating the Theory: What can current research add to our teaching?
Part 2 The Classroom 6. Moving into the Linguistic Universe (ages 8-11):
Taking learners into the 'art and craft of writing' 7. Discovering the Long
Road to Me through Short Stories (ages 11-14): Moving learners into new
territories 8. Crafting Perfected Attention through Poetry (ages 14-16):
Encouraging learners to 'extend their maps of experience' 9. Disturbing the
Peace through Drama (ages 14-16): Helping learners 'to feel what wretches
feel' 10. Exploring Structure and Meaning through Film (ages 16+):
Offering learners different representations of reality Glossary Index