Today's secondary classrooms are increasingly diverse places and skilled
English teachers need to be able to develop flexible teaching strategies
that can be adapted to best serve diverse learners with divergent needs.
This textbook for pre-service teachers gives them pragmatic guidance on
the major aspects of literacy teaching, and how to draw insight research
and apply it in diverse classrooms.
Key coverage includes:
- The fundamental aspects of teaching reading and writing to adolescent
learners.
- How to intelligently select and use literature with secondary
students.
- Multi-literacies and the use of technology in English teaching.
- Assessment strategies for the classroom.
- Teaching techniques for developing reading comprehension.
This is essential reading for anyone training to teach English in
secondary classrooms, and for recently qualified teachers looking to
sharpen their practice.