1st Edition

Literacy and ICT in the Primary School A Creative Approach to English

By Andrew Rudd, Alison Tyldesley Copyright 2006
    160 Pages
    by Routledge

    160 Pages
    by Routledge

    By clearly outlining how ICT can enhance and improve children’s learning, this book unlocks the full potential of ICT within the classroom. Stimulating, useful and free of jargon, the book provides many practical examples to show teachers where, when and how ICT can be used effectively within literacy teaching. It provides advice on:

    • teaching creatively
    • using ICT in the Foundation Stage
    • making the most of your resources
    • planning and assessment.

    Rooted in the practical realities of the classroom, this book will support both trainee and qualified teachers in providing rich and creative literacy experiences through the use of technology.

    Chapter 1 Introduction: new literacies and new technologies; Chapter 2 ICT in the foundation stage; Chapter 3 Whole class teaching using ICT; Chapter 4 Guided and independent work with ICT; Chapter 5 Making full use of your school’s Ict resources; Chapter 6 The effective use of the internet and electronic mail; Chapter 7 Planning and assessment in ICT; Chapter 8 Creative possibilities with ICT;

    Biography

    Andrew Rudd is a Senior Lecturer in Primary ICT at Manchester Metropolitan University. Alison Tyldesley is a Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University and co-ordinator of the HLTA programme for the South Yorkshire Consortium.