What do I need know about English to teach it effectively in primary school?;
How do children learn English?;
How do I teach it?
What does a good primary English lesson look like? This is the ultimate guide for primary trainee teachers grappling with these questions.  A comprehensive text supporting you to teach the National Curriculum for primary English, it covers both subject knowledge and teaching theory and practice.

This new edition includes an updated chapter on ′Oracy: Speaking and listening′, explorations of updated theory and reseach and new links to the Core Content Framework (CCF).