Writing Classroom

‘The Writing Classroom brings together a considerable amount of useful material for teachers to add to their classroom strategies for developing writing and is, therefore, well worth the £15 it costs. Teachers will also be pleased with the many examples of children’s writing and response and the identification of practical problems that they will all recognise. They will appreciate the emphasis on collaboration and the clear description of techniques, particularly the two chapters on modelling from nursery rhymes and picture books.’ - The Use of English

• Part 1 Supporting the Young Writer; Chapter 1 ‘That’s how I used to write my name when I was little’, Robin Campbell; Chapter 2 Using nursery rhymes, jingles, songs and poems as a way into writing, Janet Evans; Chapter 3 Do you hear what I hear? Helping children read, write and spell using letter-onset/ rime analogy, Margaret Moustafa, Rosalie Franzese; Chapter 4 A place to start from, Charmian Kenner; Part 2 Different Ways into Fiction and Poetry; Chapter 5 Responding to poetry through writing, Gervase Phinn; Chapter 6 Writing as a response to literature, David Hornsby, Lesley Wing Jan; Chapter 7 From reading to writing, Maureen Lewis; Chapter 8 The magic of writing with IT, Dawn Nulty; Chapter 9 Aspects of gender, Elaine Millard; Part 3 Non-Fiction Issues; Chapter 10 Developing non-fiction writing, David Wray, Maureen Lewis; Chapter 11 Notemaking techniques for young children, Bobbie Neate; Chapter 12 Using graphic organisers to write information texts, Steve Moline; Part 4 Getting Ready for Publication; Chapter 13 Developing understanding of punctuation with young writers and readers, Nigel Hall; Chapter 14 Teaching spelling through writing, Sandra Wilde; Chapter 15 Raising awareness of grammar through shared writing, George Hunt;