Description
Product ID: | 9781138653900 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Developing Young Writers in the Classroom |
Subtitle: | I've got something to say |
Authors: | Author: Gail Loane |
Page Count: | 316 |
Subjects: | Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: First / native language: Reading and writing skills, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: English language: reading & writing skills |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Educators want young people to grow up knowing that writing is an important and deeply satisfying life skill, one that helps them make more sense of themselves and their world, and one that helps them to communicate effectively. Sadly, too often writing becomes merely an exercise in ‘getting words right’, or writing to teacher-prescribed tasks. Developing Young Writers in the Primary School explores the principles of developing literacy through authorship, allowing children to describe, question and celebrate their own experiences and personal creativity. It offers detailed guidance, supported by planning documents, poetry and prose, examples of children’s work and stimulating visuals. Educators want young people to grow up knowing that writing is an important and deeply satisfying life skill, one that helps them make more sense of themselves and their world, and one that helps them to communicate effectively. Sadly, too often writing becomes merely an exercise in ‘getting words right’, or writing to teacher-prescribed tasks. Developing Young Writers in the Classroom explores the principles of developing literacy through authorship, allowing children to describe, question and celebrate their own experiences and personal creativity. The book offers detailed guidance, supported by planning documents, poetry and prose, examples of children’s work and stimulating visuals. Inspiring topics explored include:
Illustrated throughout with accessible activities and ideas from literature and poetry, Developing Young Writers in the Classroom is an essential resource for all teachers wishing to inspire writing in the classroom.
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Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2016-09-23 |