This study guide is written for students, inexperienced and returning teachers. It covers the teaching of all aspects of English in the primary school, including reading and writing different genres and for different purposes, speaking and listening, and drama.

English in the primary school; Story; The National Literacy Strategy; Development in reading; Shared reading; Guided reading; Development in writing; Shared writing; Guided writing; Word-level work; Sentence-level work; Monitoring, assessing and recording reading; Monitoring, assessing and recording writing; Medium and short-term planning for English; Handwriting and the presentation of children's work; Spelling; Reading non-fiction; Writing non-fiction; Note-taking, evaluating information and assisting memory; Speaking and listening; Poetry; Drama; Working with parents and other adults; English as an additional language; Special educational needs; The needs of very able children; Statutory assessment.