Question: Discuss the effective teaching of non-fiction texts in the primary school.
Answer: In order to establish how the effective teaching of non-fiction texts can be implemented, I need to verify their importance in the context of the primary school. Meek (1996), argues that:
“In a literate society crammed with print, many school leavers have unused competences, and a particular kind of powerlessness, because they have not been encouraged to see that they can produce consequential information from their own ideas and experience.” P.13
The use of non-fiction texts in schools is important so that children can develop their ideas and stimulate learning. These texts offer children the chance to experience a variety of genres, not just narrative that is often associated with fiction texts. Children need to become literate in every genre of text, in order to be literate in their society....(short extract)
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- Subject: Education
- Course: Education General
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 60%
- Words: 2885
- Date submitted: July 12, 2009
- Date written: Not available
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 1869
