Being Creative in Primary English by Adrian Copping
This practical and inspiring book demonstrates how creative thinking and learning can support primary English teaching, with case studies exploring high-quality primary English practice including planning, rationale and ideas for the classroom.
In this book, Adrian Copping offers an insightful exploration of creativity in the primary classroom and challenges assumptions about this conceptThis book encourages the reader to think about the opportunities for developing creative thinking and engagement across different aspects of primary English specifically, but also offers principles of creative teaching across the curriculum. Practical examples and ideas for the classroom enhances the discussion around this concept. This book is helpful to those new teaching in developing their understanding and range of teaching approaches, as well as reminding all practitioners of the principles of creative teaching to enable creative thinking and learning. -- Rachael Paige
Adrian Copping has been working in teacher education for the last twelve years. At present, he is Primary PGCE Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer in English and Literacy based at the Lancaster campus of the University of Cumbria. Previously, Adrian worked at two contrasting schools in Lancashire, as class teacher and leader. Adrian’s particular interests are the use of teacher-in-role and other drama techniques to develop children’s writing and understanding of text and also the impact of creative thinking on children’s writing. Adrian has presented work on this at various national and international conferences. In his teacher education work, Adrian continues to develop close working relationships with primary schools, which have enabled him to keep abreast of current practice as well as develop his areas of research interest.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473915664 |
| ISBN 10 | 147391566X |
| Title | Being Creative in Primary English |
| Author | Adrian Copping |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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