David Waugh is a former deputy headteacher who worked in ITT from 1990 at the University of Hull, where he led the PGCE course and became Head of Department. In 2008 he was appointed as one of two (the other being Wendy) National Strategies Regional Advisers for ITT. He is currently lectures at Durham University. He has published extensively in primary English, as well as developing e-learning resources for National Strategies for English, mathematics and mentoring and coaching. David also writes children’s stories, including The Wishroom, which was written with 45 children from 15 East Durham primary schools and published in 2017.

• The significance of phonics for ‘catching up’ with readingDigital stories and becoming someone differentMe, myself, I: using drama to explore self in primary schoolThe reading and writing environment: literacy grounded in an ethic of careStarting early – translating literacy into early years interventionsA world full of colours and sounds: using adjectives and adverbs inThe physicality of writing and speakingCulture and literacy: storying capital and children’s livesCommunication and spoken wordUsing multilingual narratives to explore loss and griefThe deliciousness of reading

This book is amazing!! It really capture the true essence of literacy following a child-led approach! I would like to thank the author for such great work!