Developing Young Writers in the Classroom

I've got something to say

Gail Loane, Sally Muir

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Routledge
26 September 2016

Teaching skills & techniques; Teaching of a specific subject; Educational: English language: reading & writing skills

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:

creating a classroom environment which supports an independent writer

students’ lives brought into the classroom

finding significance in our experiences the use of memoir for recording experiences

description in all kinds of writing choosing and writing about a character writing in all curriculum areas linking reading and writing using other authors as mentors and teachers collaborative learning.

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.

By: Gail Loane
Contributions by: Sally Muir
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 740g
ISBN: 9781138653887
ISBN 10: 1138653888
Pages: 316
Publication Date: 26 September 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gail Loane is an Educational Consultant based in New Zealand, where she is well known for tutoring and coaching school leaders and teachers in the development of literacy. Gail has previously worked as a teacher, associate principal, principal and school adviser, as well as on a range of national projects for the Ministry of Education, New Zealand. Sally Muir has been a successful teacher of writing and now writes for other teachers. She has worked alongside Gail on national projects and as a teacher educator for the past fifteen years, developing ideas and resources for their work in schools.

Reviews for Developing Young Writers in the Classroom: I've got something to say

""This book will help teachers encourage children to write, based their own experiences [...] A really valuable resource for all teachers wishing to inspire writing in the classroom, with plenty of new thoughts."" - Sarah Brew, Parents in Touch