Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Series editor's preface; Introduction; What is the role of the coordinator?; Being a coordinator; Getting started; Planning for success; Providing experiences of literacy; Modelling lessons; using Big Books; Using story (Yr 2); Staffroom noticeboards; Sharing the curriculum initiative; Strategies for staff development; Learning to manage meetings; Establishing basic beliefs about literacy; The foundations of literacy are laid at home in the early years; We can build on those early foundations; The children need a language rich environment
Summary
Provides advice and suggestions for improving practice, and shows a coodinator can create policies and links that work, exploit resources to the best effect, and develop the knowledge and expertise that will raise school standards
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-196) and index
