Primary English: Knowledge and Understanding by Jane A Medwell

Primary English: Knowledge and Understanding by Jane A Medwell

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Primary English: Knowledge and Understanding by Jane A Medwell

The essential primary English subject knowledge text coveringall the knowledge you need to teach primary English.
Jane Medwell taught in primary schools in Cardiff and South Devon, before moving into teacher education. She has lectured at the Universities of Cardiff, Plymouth and the College of St Mark and St John, and is currently Director of Teacher Education and Associate Professor at the University of Warwick. Her research and writing has covered areas such as the teaching of writing and the use of electronic books to teach reading. More recently she has begun a major research programme exploring the teaching of handwriting, and has begun a unique programme of teacher education in primary Modern Foreign Languages. She is fluent in French and Russian, and is learning Chinese. David Wray taught in primary schools for 10 years and is currently Professor of Literacy Education at the University of Warwick. He has published over 40 books on aspects of literacy teaching and is best known for his work on developing teaching strategies to help pupils access the curriculum through literacy. His work was made an integral part of the National Literacy Strategy in England at both primary (1997) and secondary (2001) levels. More recently he has acted as consultant to a number of electronic learning projects and has begun new research programs exploring the importance and teaching of handwriting, and the use of mobile learning devices. George Moore, now retired, was Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Education, University of Warwick. Vivienne Griffiths is a Professor of Education at Canterbury Christ Church University.
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ISBN 13 9781529681239
ISBN 10 1529681235
Title Primary English: Knowledge and Understanding
Author Jane A Medwell
Series Achieving Qts Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Year published 2024-05-30
Number of pages 400
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