Description
One of the most problematic areas in the teaching and development of literacy appears to concern children's interactions with non-fiction books. Many surveys and reports have commented on the tendency for children to do little more than copy out sections of non-fiction texts. The Exeter Extending Literacy (EXEL) project was set up to explorehow non-fiction might be used in more effective and profitable ways. Wray and Lewis outline the project theories and describe the many useful teaching strategies and approaches developed in collaboration with primary teachers.