Now in its third edition and reflecting changes in the Primary National Strategy, this best-selling textbook introduces primary teachers to key issues in the teaching of writing. Strongly rooted in classroom practice, the book includes:
the history, theory and practice of teaching writing
children writing in and out of school
EAL and gender issues in writing
the development of writing across the years of the primary school
planning classroom routines and organising resources
balancing the composition and transcription elements in writing
monitoring and assessing writing
meeting individual needs
managing specific learning difficulties in writing, such as dyslexia
With its companion Reading under Control (also in its third edition), this book provides undergraduate and postgraduate teachers with comprehensive guidance for the teaching of literacy.
Contributors Introduction Acknowledgements 1. From Copying to Creation: the teaching of writing before the 1980s 2. Process, Genre, Strategy, Framework: Three Decades of Development in the Teaching of Writing 3. "This is different writing": the world outside the classroom in children's texts 4. The Writing Journey 5. Routines and Resources 6. Composition 7. Transcription: Spelling, Punctuation and Handwriting 8. Monitoring and Assessing Writing 9. Meeting Individual Needs 10. Specific Learning Difficulties in Writing
