Use of Language Book

	List of figures
	List of contributors
	Introduction	1
Pt. 1	Language and learning	9
1	'Why do we have to write it down?' Young children learning to write and writing to learn	16
2	'I want to find out': what is involved in reading for learning?	32
3	Significant speech	41
Pt. 2	Getting ideas going	53
4	'British maths fails to add up'	59
5	Who's asking the questions? Year 4 pupils extend their question and answer skills while studying the Tudors	75
6	Rights and responsibilities: persuasive language and points of view	92
Pt. 3	Looking closely at language	107
7	Talking mathematics	113
8	Language for science	127
9	Language and music	139
Pt. 4	Narrative across the curriculum	149
10	In which we are introduced to the boxes and some children, and the stories begin	156
11	'My priority is language': a design technology project	172
12	'Don't look out of the window, you'll only have to write about it!' Developing texts from first-hand experiences	185
Pt. 5	The language of reflection and evaluation	201
13	Great debate	207
14	Storysearch: children using information technology to interpret texts	217
15	'I like climing, hoping and biking': the language of physical education	228
Pt. 6	A common approach to language development	241
	Index	283