Summary
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How can you help children to develop a love of reading and books? Which books are the best ones to use in primary teaching? How do you make the most of children's literature in teaching across the curriculum?
Poetry
Poetry
Learning Outcomes
By reading this chapter you will:
- have a better awareness of the range of poetry which might be shared with children in primary schools;
- appreciate the importance of poetry in its own right;
- appreciate the range and scope of activities which might emanate from reading poetry;
- have ideas to help you to consider how children might be introduced to writing poetry.
Introduction
A poem is worth reading for its own sake, not simply in order to teach something about poetry. Being a reader of literature gives a teacher the confidence to teach powerfully.
(Martin, 2003, p.16)
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