Description
Book SynopsisContaining invaluable insights from the original director of the National Literary Strategy (NLS) and its director of training, this book provides the only systematic exploration of the reform programme.
A vital introduction and critical appraisal for pracititioners and students, The Literacy Game examines the origins, evolution and impact of the NLS, and provides a fully comprehensive contribution to the teaching of literacy and the management of educational change.
This illuminating text:
- sets out the political background and context to literacy education in England over a decade from 1996 to 2006
- explains and appraises the rationale and design underpinning the NLS, thereby rebutting some of the folk-lore that has built up around it
- provides an example of the principles and practices of large-scale system change
- links the NLS to wider global research on system change and educational reform
- evaluates t
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Table of Contents
Foreword by Sir Michael Barber Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1 The context and origins of the National Literacy Strategy 2 About learning 3 The literacy curriculum: a Framework of teaching objectives 4 The Literacy Hour 5 Differentiating the Strategy 6 Implementation 7 Securing the Strategy 8 Devolving the Strategy 9 Impact and evaluation 10 Politics and practice Bibliography Index
