Part One: Introduction 1. The history of English, language and literacy 2. Thinking about learning and language 3. Inclusion and equality Part Two: Language 4. The development of language 5. Accent, dialect and Standard English 6. Classroom Practices for talk 7. Drama Part Three: Reading 8. The development of reading 9. Children’s literature 10. Listening to children read 11. Reading comprehension 12. Phonics 13. Classroom practices for reading Part Four: Writing 14. The development of writing 15. Classroom practices for writing 16. Grammar 17. Punctuation 18. Spelling 19. Handwriting Part Five: General Issues 20. Assessing writing, reading and oral language 21. Language and literacy difficulties 22. Planning 23. Home–school links