Visualising Literacy and How to Teach It

Steve Bowkett taught secondary English for 20 years before becoming a full-time author. He has written fiction for adults and children of all ages, plus educational books on literacy, thinking skills, creativity, philosophy and emotional resourcefulness.Tony Hitchman has over 35 years of experience teaching throughout the primary age range in diverse schools culminating in 11 years as a primary headteacher. He has frequently collaborated with Steve Bowkett on books and projects to develop children’s literacy and creativity.

• 1. Using This Book and Introduction 2. Some Definitions3. Educational Benefits of Developing the Imagination 4. The Attitude 5. Mind Warmups 6. Picture Exploration – a Medley of Thinking Skills 7. Questioning with Confidence 8. Collecting Motifs 9. Colour Combinations 10. Subtle Distinctions 11. Sound Words 12. Submodalities 13. Step In – The Physical Dimension 14. What’s the Feeling 15. Two Anecdotes 16. Just Enough 17. Sensory Treasures 18. Spelling Strategies 19. Break State 20. Minimal Writing and Artful Vagueness 21. Cross-Matching Senses 22. Drawing Out Meaning 23. Point of View 24. Picture Masking 25. Beyond the Frame 26. Cinematic Method for Describing a Picture 27. Studying Pictures 28. Sensory Journey 29. Educational Value of the Sensory Journey 30. Vivid Particularities 31. Creative Conversations 32. Imagining Impossible Things 33. More Thought Experiments 34. Inspiration 35. A Medley of Visualisations 36. Reframing 37. Scrambletales 38. Linking Game 39. Descriptive Writing 40. Some Literary Devices for Descriptive Writing 41. Pictograms and Hieroglyphs 42. Letter Associations 43. Describing Phonemes 44. Interpreting Abstract Shapes 45. Venn Diagrams 46. Sliderman 47. Heads or Tails 48. Dice Journey 49. Controlling the Imagination 50. Tackling Text 51. Thoughts, Feelings, Memories and Dreams 25. Mindfulness 23. A Special Place 54. Imagination Beyond the Curriculum References and Resources Index