This practical text aims to help teachers select stories, poetry and non-fiction material for the primary classroom and includes teaching ideas. Appropriate selection criteria are discussed and suggestions are given about keeping up with the range of available texts.

Informational kinds of reading and writing are crucial in every lesson. This book looks at how we can encourage children from the very beginning to think of themselves as young researchers using skills and strategies for clear purposes.

An undergraduate text which develops a theoretical framework for youth policy and provides an accessible and comprehensive overview. Establishes a theory of "welfare career" and analyzes the relationship between young people, families and the state.