Enriching Literacy - Text, Talk and Tales in Today's Classroom

This book arises from teachers looking closely at how children learn to use English as an additional language in both speech and writing. The book describes practical strategies and activities which help bilingual children to become competent in the formal academic language required by the curriculum. It is a useful practical primary resource of relevance the whole English-speaking world, particularly at a time when literacy is seen as more vital a skill than ever but when the distinctive needs, strengths and skills bilingual children seem to be largely ignored in official policy.