In this stimulating collection of specially commissioned essays, teachers and researchers in the forefront of primary English teaching consider both the field's controversies and its day-to-day realities. The book's four sections reflect the organization of the National Curriculum for English: Speaking and Listening, Reading and Writing, with a final section on issues which confront the teacher across the English Curriculum. Throughout, the contributors combine the latest research with practical suggestions about what it means for the teacher in the classroom.