No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you! The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers. Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage all learners. From the creator of The Literacy Shed, 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Literacy is packed with new, interesting and practical ideas for new teachers as well as those whose classroom practice needs reinvigorating. The book covers all aspects of literacy in primary school, with sections on grammar, reading comprehension and writing skills. These sections take teachers from the basics through to some more complicated skills within literacy plus ideas for using fiction and non-fiction, the classics and Shakespeare. There is an emphasis on visual literacy and film literacy as it has so many benefits for students, in particular boys, who may be reluctant readers and writers.

100 fun, engaging and expertly created ideas by the founder of The Literacy Shed to achieve quick-wins in your primary classroom, with a unique emphasis on visual and film literacy as a key concept. Teaching literacy has never been this enjoyable for pupils or teachers!

About the Author
Rob Smith is the creator of The Literacy Shed. He was a primary school teacher for 12 years and for five years a Literacy leader. For four years, Rob has been developing www.literacyshed.com (over one million users worldwide), sharing literacy ideas with users around the world. Rob has delivered over 170 high-quality keynotes, professional development conferences and workshops for teachers and writing workshops for children. Follow Rob on Twitter: @redgierob. Katherine Simpson taught for 12 years. As a member of the school leadership team, she was responsible for coordinating literacy across the school. Katherine now writes and edits content for The Literacy Plus website.

Reviews
A cracking set of practical ideas that really get children thinking, digging deeper and writing better. This is a really great "pick up and use" book for teachers - full of easy but effective ideas. * Simon Smith, Principal, @simonsmm *
Each section takes teachers from the basics through to some more complicated skills within literacy plus ideas for using fiction and non-fiction, the classics and Shakespeare. The ideas are full of interest for children, who will really enjoy the range pf activities. * Parents in Touch *



Book Information
ISBN 9781472948861
Author Rob Smith
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Bloomsbury Education
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 144g