Learning About Writing: The Early Years (Language in Education)

Pam Czerniewska (Formerly Director of the National Writing Project)

ISBN 10: 0631169636 / ISBN 13: 9780631169635

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United States, Hoboken, 1992

About this Item

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. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Learning About Writing: The Early Years (Language in Education)
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United States, Hoboken
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631169636
• ISBN 13: 9780631169635
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

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.

About 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.