"Challenging Homophobia: Teaching about Sexual Diversity is a must-read text for any instructor, throughout the world, who is interested in eradicating homophobia in their school system. The book includes a plethora of resources, from grassroots organizations and sexual diversity curriculums to websites and documentaries. The final section of the book also highlights seven examples of best practices that can be taught to students in a variety of grade levels."
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"This is a fascinating introduction to an important new aspect of early childhood education. Summing Up: Highly recommended."

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“With the steamroller of...education policies flattening teachers, students and children, we need this book to stop the machine in its tracks.”

- Michael Rosen, children's author and broadcaster

"Woolland provides teachers with a powerful tool to develop students' literacy skills. It is based on the premise that writing drama addresses literacy in the broadest sense. When students write drama they employ reading, writing, speaking, and listening with attention to voice, register, tone, and narrative structure. The author utilizes "process drama," emphasizing exploration through structured play and small classroom improvisation, rather than performance for an audience. This process is designed for teachers who have no background in drama and work with students from 6 to 13 years old. The five chapters in the "Play(ful) Writing" section cover key elements of playwriting; dialogue, character, story, nonliteral meanings, and observation. The "Practical Projects" section gives teachers nine age-appropriate playwriting suggestions that are well detailed without becoming prescriptive. This section starts with a familiar tale for the youngest students, Jack and the Beanstalk, and uses Forum Theatre methods where the teacher takes a role along with the student; it ends with a project for the oldest students, The Fall of Troy, that provides more complex characters, action, and story line. Teachers and prospective teachers will find this a highly useful addition to their professional library. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels."
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