The second guide ‘Using books
in the classroom’, which you’re
reading now, sets out the importance
of introducing students to written
materials and shares some ideas for
how these materials, including books,
can be used in the classroom to
teach reading and improve learning.
introduces five different approaches
for using written material with students:
reading aloud, shared, guided, group
and independent reading.
The introductions to each of these
approaches have been designed to
encourage you to think about new
ways in which books can be used,
to test these out with your students
and to discuss these approaches with
your fellow teachers.
We hope you find it useful.