This text offers practical suggestions for enhancing literacy work in the secondary school. It includes detailed accounts of what teachers in various subjects areas have done to enhance the literacy element in their teaching and, in turn, to extend pupils' learning of subject content.

A practical approach to examining the way in which creative arts can be used in the classroom to enhance the learning of literacy in the primary school, this book includes case studies and activities that clarify the role of creativity in literacy teaching.

Symbols are used widely to help children and adults with literacy difficulties. This practical guide, based on the experience of its authors, demonstrates how access to literacy can be enhanced through the use of symbols.

Drawing on long-term case studies of four primary schools located in these communities, this book describes the difference between what is commonly practiced and those practices that have a greater chance of supporting young people's literacy learning. This book aims to provide an explanatory account of these complex schooling contexts and the policy logics under which they operate.