Looking After Literacy: A Whole Child Approach to Effective Literacy Interventions [Hardcover]

Looking After Literacy is about supporting all children to overcome their individual challenges to literacy. It is about considering the whole child when exploring options for interventions and accepting that many children have more than one need. It examines the many factors that can contribute to literacy difficulties and highlights the importance of understanding the wider context when considering them.

The text draws on the latest research in education, psychology, neurology, and sociology to illustrate how children's literacy development can be mapped against difficulties in other areas of their lives. This is a ground-breaking and accessible book for all trainee and existing primary teachers working with young children who are experiencing difficulty with reading, written, and spoken language.This book draws on the latest research to offer guidance in supporting children struggling with literacy.This book is amazing!! It really capture the true essence of literacy following a child-led approach! I would like to thank the author for such great work!This fascinating book explores a range of aspects of literacy across different areas of learning, exploring the building blocks of language, issues relating to emotional development and additional support needs, and also the importance of narrative for varied aspects of the curriculum. It is quite an eclectic collection of chapters. However, for any teacher interested in investigating how to increase the impact of their teaching using literacy strategies, it is invaluable. There are case studies to illustrate key points and activities to help readers contextualise what they are learning too.A very useful title for the current times especially when we have such a diversity of children in schools in the UK>The significance of phonics for catching up with reading
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