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Teaching Literature at KS 1 - 2
Nikki Gamble
Associate Consultant, University of London Institute of Education, PGCE Tutor, Urban Learning Foundation, Director, Write Away, Tutor Advanced Diploma in Langugae, Literature and Literacy, University of Cambridge
Contents
Introduction
Links to other areas of the ITE website
Further reading
Professional Standards for QTS
Values and judgements
Definitions of literature – What is literature?
Definitions of literature – What is children's literature? What is a child?
Values in children's books
Values and classic children's books
References and suggested further reading
Reading and Responding
What can literature do for the reader?
The act of interpretation
The role of the text
Developing response
References and suggested further reading
