Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #77717 in Books
• Published on: 2009-07-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 258 pages

From the Back Cover

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.

About the Author
Roehampton University, UK

Roehampton University, UK

Customer Reviews

A useful book for NQT's and trainee teachers
I'm nearing the end of a part time PGCE in primary Ed. 'Writing underControl' was well structured and useful while assignment writing. Thefirst chapter gives a brief overview of the development of teaching fromVictorian to present day,via the lifestory of a teacher.Contributors tothe book write about transcriptional and compositional strands, ESL,genretheory and other controversial new theories to literature Assessment ofwriting, and the last chapter titled 'meeting individual needs'givesexcellent examples of different children such as'those who write willinglybut with many errors', and 'those who write at length but with nocomittment'. Altogether this has been the most informative andstraighforward books for use on my course and I would also recommend 'Reading under Control'.

Fantastice for trainnee teachers!
A really handy book to have around when either working on assignments or in the classroom. Some helpful ideas with constructive and realistic advice.