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by Mike Gershon (Author)
50 Quick Ways to Improve Literacy Across the Curriculum is a smorgasbord of ideas you can use to develop learners' speaking, listening, reading and writing. Whether you're a classroom teacher wanting to improve your practice or a teacher in charge of literacy at a whole-school level, this book has something for you. And something for your learners.Every idea is explained and exemplified so you can see how it works in practice. And the focus is relentlessly practical throughout. This means every idea is ready to implement - ready for you to apply in your classroom, to support the learners you work with on a daily basis.This book is for any teacher who wants to help students develop their speaking, listening, reading and writing. You might be responsible for literacy across your school, or you might be a subject or year group teacher who understands the vital role literacy plays in any child's development.Whatever brings you to this book, you will find a wide range of practical strategies, activities and techniques inside. This is a pocketbook of ideas any teacher can take and apply to their own teaching - or disseminate through school to support others in their efforts to improve literacy.All the activities, strategies and techniques can be used in different areas of the curriculum and with a variety of Key Stages. There really is something in here for everybody. So dip in and take a look - you'll discover a host of ways through which you can improve your learners' speaking, listening, reading and writing.
Author Biography
Mike Gershon is an expert educationalist whose knowledge of teaching and learning extends across the age ranges and the curriculum. His online teaching tools have been viewed and downloaded more than 3.5 million times by teachers in over 180 countries and territories. They include the now famous Starter Generator, Plenary Producer and AFL Toolkit. He is also the author of more than 30 books on teaching and learning, including bestsellers covering categories such as outstanding teaching, assessment for learning, differentiation, questioning, growth mindsets and Bloom's Taxonomy. He has also written more than 50 guides looking at different areas of classroom practice. All of Mike's work is closely focused on the practicalities of pedagogy; teachers across the world return to his work because of its relevance to the classroom and the immediacy with which the ideas can be implemented. Find out more at www.mikegershon.com and www.gershongrowthmindsets.com
