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Fred Sedgwick argues that through poetry, children can learn about the whole curriculum, including history and science. The book discusses poetry in terms of children’s learning and the imagination. Case studies are used to show how childre… more

Thinking About Literacy discusses the literacy of children in the infant years. The author takes the view that the child is an active learner when he/she arrives in school, and that it is the school’s job to build on what the child already … more

Shakespeare and the Young Writer presents fascinating and impressive accounts of primary school children encountering Shakespeare’s work for the first time. Fred Sedgwick shows how careful selection of scenes, lines and images from the pla… more

“A marvellous book of great practical value” – James CarterThe lack of interest in reading for pleasure amongst large numbers of primary age pupils, put off by ‘mechanical’ worksheet-driven approaches, is a cause for major concern amongst e… more