'It is a powerful book, well and truly centred on a holistic approach to language and on an interactive and collaborative approach to learning. No primary school teacher should be without a copy.' - Child Language Teaching and Therapy
'David Wray and Jane Medwell have written a clear, comprehensive and accessible book about developing English in the primary school.' - Junior Education
'an interesting collection of current topics, explicit examples, and a series of definitive statements about schooled literacies at the present time....Teachers and others will find this book encouraging and supportive in their attempts to go `beyond the information given'.' - Language and Education