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Synopsis
Drawing insights and evidence from the National Writing Project, this book explores the ways in which we can best support the development of children's writing. But before looking at effective ways to develop the writing curriculum, it explores some fundamental questions in learning about literacy. It shows, for example, that teaching needs to reflect the varying uses and values of literacy in the community. Teachers too need a sense of organization of the English writing system to better understand the learning task facing the young child. They must also understand how children set about the process of learning to write. Against this theoretical background, the book looks at the writing curriculum, discussing examples of successful practice from teachers' work. It describes and explains different approaches to the teaching of writing, assesses their underlying assumptions and suggests how they might be put to use and developed.
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From the Author
Pam Czerniewska was Director of the National Writing Project (1985-88), a major curriculum development initiative designed to extend children's writing competence and confidence. She previously directed an adult literacy project in New York and as a lecturer at the Open University worked on different aspects of language and literacy. Currently she is working at home, writing and looking after her two children.
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Drawing on insights and evidence from the National Writing Project, this book explores the ways in which we can best support the development of children′s writing in the early years. But before looking at effective ways to develop the writing curriculum, it explores some fundamental questions about learning and literacy.
It reflects, for example, on the varying uses and values of literacy in different communities and raises questions about the model of literacy presented in schools. It also discusses how children learn to write and demonstrates the wealth of knowledge about literacy that children bring to the classroom.
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