Teaching and Assessing Writing in the Primary School
A Whole School Approach
- 310 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Teaching and Assessing Writing in the Primary School
A Whole School Approach
About this book
The capacity to write well is fundamental to success in school and beyond. Yet many children struggle to become proficient writers. Teaching and Assessing Writing in the Primary School provides a comprehensive guide to the theory, practice and pedagogical research behind teaching children to write. Supported by case studies and real-world examples of teaching and learning writing in the classroom, this practical book proposes a whole-school, research-informed writing framework that engages children while building their writing skills. Readers will benefit from building their knowledge of the theory and research behind learning how to write successfully while discovering how they may apply this effectively to their classroom practice.
Firmly grounded in the theory of writing and with clear links to practical application, chapters explore:
- Effective pedagogies for teaching children aged 4–12 how to write
- The planned and received curriculum for writing, including a whole-school approach
- Formative and summative assessment of writing in the classroom
- Designing and organising a Writing Workshop for pupils
- Practical implementation of 'mini lessons' to support writing
- Supporting the needs of diverse writers within our schools
Filled with strategies for teaching, this practical and engaging book will be an essential resource for anyone working within primary schools, including classroom teachers (both new and more experienced), teaching assistants, subject leaders, literacy coordinators and senior leadership.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1 How Do Writers Write?
- 2 Effective Writing Pedagogy
- 3 Genre, Disciplinary Writing, Multimodal Texts and Writing Development
- 4 Curricula in Writing: The Intended, Implemented and Achieved
- 5 Assessment of Writing
- 6 Designing, Organising and Implementing a Writing Workshop
- 7 Process Mini Lessons: Generating, Planning and Drafting Writing Ideas across Genres
- 8 Craft Mini Lessons: Developing and Enhancing Writing Quality across Genres
- 9 Conventions Mini Lessons: Developing Accuracy in Writing across Genres
- 10 Process Mini Lessons: Evaluating, Revising and Publishing Writing across Genres
- 11 Addressing the Needs of Diverse Writers
- 12 Planning for Writing across a School
- Appendix A: Partial W2R Writing Assessment Rubric – Word Choice
- Appendix B: Class-level Scoring Template for W2R Rubric (All Components)
- References
- Index