Drawing on the author's personal experience, this book provides a deeper understanding of how children experience the writing process in primary school. The framework termed 'think for writing' purports that training children in creative writing and providing creative thinking opportunities can develop their writing and improve their confidence in writing. Aimed at all teachers and trainees, it examines each element of the framework: the thinking environment, task design, training creative thinking, the building blocks of the writing process, and developing children's creative self-efficacy. This range of ideas and approaches across all elements of the writing process that teachers can adapt, adopt and apply to their own practice. This book also demonstrates that a lot of the key work in developing writing is done in between the building blocks of the writing process. This work in the gaps includes process feedback and feedback on the application of ideas. Ultimately, this book provides a resource for teachers to develop their writing pedagogy and children's outcomes whilst meeting National curriculum for England and Wales requirements and demands of standardised testing. Teachers can feel a lot more assured when designing units of work in primary English with this helpful framework, that provides them with this knowledge and details on how to apply it.
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This book provides a framework for teachers to develop, through their planning, a cognitive pedagogy of writing that develops writing quality and achievement.
Introduction – ‘Think for Writing’: What? Where? Why? How? Chapter 1: The architect’s brief: What is so hard about writing? Chapter 2: Choosing the tools: Creative thinking skills Chapter 3: Laying the foundations Chapter 4: The building blocks Chapter 5: The importance of cement: Connecting the blocks Chapter 6: Working between the gaps Chapter 7: Call the scaffolders: the role of the task Chapter 8: Here comes the building inspector: Assessment and learning Chapter 9: The big reveal: What they said Chapter 10: Changing the landscape
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"...including considerable work in school, this book provides insights into the writing process and ways to develop it.  ...(It) is an excellent addition to texts on children’s writing and brings a refreshing and often original perspective which, if taken on board by educators, should improve children’s writing and the ways in which it is taught."
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781915713216
Publisert
2024-01-08
Utgiver
Vendor
Critical Publishing Ltd
Vekt
353 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
174 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
178

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Adrian Copping has been involved in primary education for over 25 years, as a teacher, subject leader, senior leader, and teacher educator. He taught in two contrasting primary schools and currently leads the University of Cumbria’s Primary PGCE where he has been involved in researching and writing on primary English for over ten years. He completed a PhD in creative thinking and children’s writing, using the research and framework for this book.