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	Teaching Literacy across the Primary Curriculum  David Wray (2006) Learning Matters  This book shows how teaching literacy across the curriculum need not mean sacrificing other subject areas to the needs of English and literacy but can lead to enhanced learning within those subjects.
	Teaching Literacy: Using texts to enhanmce learning  David Wray (2004) David Fulton  This book examines the role of texts in learning across the curriculum and includes many practical suggestions for enhancing lieracy work in the classroom.
	Writing Frames: Scaffolding children's non-fiction writing in a range of genres  Maureen Lewis & David Wray (1997) Reading and Language Information Centre, University of Reading  This book contains an account and rationale for the use of writing frames to improve children's writing in a range of non-fiction genres. It also contains a large number of photocopiable frames for classroom use.
	Writing across the Curriculum  Maureen Lewis & David Wray (1998) Reading and Language Information Centre, University of Reading  This book extends the concept of writing frames to encompass the range of writing that pupils need to do to be successful in various areas of the curriculum, such as Mathematics, Technology, etc. It also contains a number of photocopiable frames for story writing.
	Extending Literacy: Children reading and writing non-fiction  David Wray & Maureen Lewis (1997) Routledge  This book explores the linked questions of how children's literacy skills may be extended and how they can be taught to read and write non-fiction texts more effectively. It gives many examples of practical classroom strategies as well as a coherent framework for such work.
	Developing children's non-fiction writing  Maureen Lewis & David Wray (1995) Scholastic  This book outlines the ideas and rationale underpinning the use of writing frames to support non-fiction writing. It introduces the features of a number of written factual genres, and explains the pedagogogical framework in which writing frames can be used most effectively.
	Literacy in the Secondary School  Maureen Lewis & David Wray (2000) David Fulton  This book presents a coherent approach to the development of literacy at secondary level. It contains a number of case studies written by secondary teachers in which they each explain how they were able to develop the ideas arising from the Extending Literacy project. It also contains a thorough presentation and analysis of current policy deveopments in secondary literacy.
	English 7-11: Developing primary teaching skills  David Wray (1995) Routledge  This book focuses on contexts for and approaches to the teaching of primary English to children aged from seven to eleven. It is organised around a series of guided activities through which teachers are encouraged to examine their own classroom as environments for language and literacy development and to reflect upon particular teaching approaches.
	Literacy and Awareness  David Wray (1994) Hodder & Stoughton  Considerable interest has been aroused by the linked areas of metalinguistic awareness and metacognition in reading. This book pulls together research insights in these two fields and draws out the teaching implications for improving literacy.
	Teaching Primary English: The State of the Art  David Wray & Jane Medwell (Eds) (1994) Routledge  This is a collection of essays by teachers and researchers in the forefront of thinking about the teaching of primary English. It includes sections on speaking and listening, reading, writing, and current issues in English teaching.
	Literacy in Action: The development of literacy in the primary years  David Wray, Wendy Bloom & Nigel Hall (1989) Falmer Press  This book provides teachers and studentrs with an overview of what literacy is and how it might be taught successfully in schools. It is a teaching book whose interactive format will be useful in all kinds of teacher education settings.
	Primary English: Knowledge and Understanding  Jane Medwell & David Wray, (with George Moore & Vivienne Griffiths (2001) Learning Matters  This course book has been written specifically to help trainee primary teachers develop their English subject knowledge. It addresses the subject knowledge requirements for primary English as set out in Qualifying to Teach Professional Standards for QTS, making clear the links with the pupils' National Curriculum and with the National Literacy Strategy. Each chapter focuses on the key language and literacy knowledge needed for the effective teaching of English and literacy.
	Primary English: Teaching Theory and Practice  Jane Medwell & David Wray, (with Hilary Minns, Elizabeth Coates & Vivienne Griffiths (2001) Learning Matters  A must-have for all trainee primary teachers, January 27, 2004 Reviewer: helenmills7 from Reading, UK This book is core reading for my course and has been an invaluable guide. It covers everything you need to know from how children learn language to how to be successful at assessment. It includes useful research summaries, interesting practical tasks all of which help develop understanding. There are lots of 'classroom stories' where real examples are used to illuminate theory. I found these to be particuarly useful as they demonstrate how to apply abstract theory to practice. As I am training to be a teacher not at educational theorist this connection is vital. This is a easy-to-understand, practical text which, along with it's sister book 'Primary English - Knowledge and Understanding', will fully prepare you for QTS. My advice is: buy it now!
	English for Primary Teachers  David Wray and Jane Medwell (1997) Letts  Dealing with the teaching of English, this is one of a series written for students working towards Qualified Teacher Status. Each title provides a systematic and detailed guide to the subject-knowledge requirements of the Initial Teacher Training National Curriculum (ITTNC). This volume contains an audit and self-study guides for English subject knowledge.
	Teaching English in Primary Schools: Handbook of Lesson Plans, Knowledge and Teaching Methods  David Wray and Jane Medwell (1997) Letts  Dealing with the teaching of English, this is one of a series written for students working towards Qualified Teacher Status. Each title provides a systematic and detailed guide to the subject-knowledge requirements of the Initial Teacher Training National Curriculum (ITTNC). This volume focuses on teaching skills and strategies. One student reviewer describes it as: 'A super book, written in user-friendly language, and set out in manageable sections which make it great to dip in to. An excellent book for those studying to be teachers in primary schools. Plenty of useful resources and lesson plans are included, together with a useful glossary to confirm the meaning of those tricky grammatical terms!'
	Inquiry in the Classroom: Creating It, Encouraging It, Enjoying It  David Wray (1999) Pippin  Dinosaurs. Life under the sea. Airplanes. Ancient Egypt. These are the things that interest children -- much more than reading period or the daily math lesson. All teachers know that interested students are better learners, and that's why projects have long been part of the elementary curriculum. But how can teachers build on the enthusiasm they generate? Can project work really become the focus of the classroom, without sacrificing important teaching and learning? And how can project work be evaluated? In Inquiry in the Classroom, David Wray shows how projects can be a driving force in the early school years. With careful planning, project work can touch on all aspects of the curriculum. By involving students in that planning, we can ensure that their interest will be maintained. And, by setting realistic goals and allowing for creativity and flexibility in project outcomes, evaluation can be designed to reflect real learning.

 

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