An essential text for primary trainees providing guidance on embedding primary English across the curriculum and strengthening English subject knowledge.

A self test tool for trainee primary teachers to help them identify their strengths and weaknesses in English and monitor and evaluate their progress towards Qualified Teacher Status.

Reflective Readers take a new approach to providing trainee teachers with challenging and topical theory in a structure which will underpin their reflective learning and practice.

Focusing specifically on the needs of primary teacher trainees and the requirements for Qualified Teacher Status, this book explores new initiatives in primary language teaching in a theoretical context. Theory snapshots, task boxes and teaching ideas help students understand the theory and translate it into good practice.

All the subject knowledge students need to teach primary English.

All trainee teacher's need to know about the theory and practice of teaching primary English.

'An excellent resource for primary Humanities undergraduate trainees. It provides reflective opportunities for intending subject leaders.' - Mrs Marion Hobbs, Education, Edge Hill University