Writing to Reading the Steiner Waldorf Way

This is both a theoretical and practical book giving a complete pathwayto teaching children how to write and read in Classes 1 and 2 (equivalent UKYears 2 and 3.) This book provides teachers with appealing, easy-to-use plans,and practical activities for immediate use. It also sets out fundamentalprinciples of Steiner Waldorf pedagogy. It shows how this dovetails with thebest of both mainstream primary approaches and specialist dyslexia-friendlymethods. Teachers can use these principles to become confidentin creating their own activities and resources.

The book showcases the holistic, creative aspects ofthe Steiner Waldorf literacy approach. The teaching of writing before reading isprioritized so as to engage children’s creativity in learning. Developing thechild’s own voice through writing and storytelling, to lead over into reading, ishighly effective for motivation and success.