50 Quick Ways to Improve Literacy Across the Curriculum (Quick 50 Teaching Series)

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.