Teaching English by the Book is about putting great books wonderful poems and rich texts at the heart of English teaching transforming childrenâs attitudes to reading and writing and having a positive impact on learning. It offers a practical approach to teaching a text-based curriculum full of strategies and ideas that are immediately useable in the classroom. Written by James Clements teacher researcher writer and creator of shakespeareandmore. com Teaching English by the Book provides effective ideas for enthusing children about literature poetry and picturebooks. It offers techniques and activities to teach grammar punctuation and spelling provides support and guidance on planning lessons and units for meaningful learning and shows how to bring texts to life through drama and the use of multimedia and film texts. Teaching English by the Book is for all teachers who aspire to use great books to introduce children to ideas beyond their own experience encounter concepts that have never occurred to them before to hear and read beautiful language and experience what itâs like to lose themselves in a story developing a genuine love of English that will stay with them forever. . Language: English