Developing young writers in the classroom : I've got something to say / Gail Loane with Sally Muir
By: Loane, Gail [author]
Contributor(s): Muir, Sally Anne
Language: English Publisher: London : Routledge, 2017Description: xxiv, 291 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138653900Subject(s): English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching | Creative writing -- Study and teachingDDC classification: 372.623 Summary: 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. This book explores the principles of developing literacy through authorship, allowing children to describe, question and celebrate their own experiences and personal creativity.| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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. This book explores the principles of developing literacy through authorship, allowing children to describe, question and celebrate their own experiences and personal creativity.
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