Unlocking Writing A Guide for Teachers

The underpinning theme of this book is how children develop as writers and how self-awareness raises achievement. It offers creative approaches to increasing pupil motivation and performance by involving, amongst other things, Drama and ICT. The contributors offer practical advice on ways to meet the needs of boys, able children, SEN pupils and those learning English as an additional language; how to plan effective lessons; how to be flexible within the framework of the NLS; and the role of assessment and how it contributes to self-understanding. Central to all classroom practitioners and students, this innovative book improves general understanding of the process related to composition and transcription and helps to raise the standards of writing in all classrooms.

Chapter 1 Getting the point, Mary Williams, Robert Fisher; Chapter 2 Teaching ‘write’, Mary Williams, Lizann O’Conor; Chapter 3 ‘What’s the worth?’, Robert Catt; Chapter 4 Writing aloud, Colleen Johnson; Chapter 5 Is neatness a virtue?, Lynne Thorogood; Chapter 6 Authenticity, modelling and style, John Garvey; Chapter 7 Keeping track, Deborah Jones; Chapter 8 Seven keys, Martin Cortazzi, Lixian Jin; Chapter 9 How to Write Really Badly, Rebecca Bunting; Chapter 10 Boys into writing, Robert Fisher; Chapter 11 Providing a challenge, Mary Williams;

Edited by Mary Williams,