How to Teach Writing Across the Curriculum: Ages 6-8 - 9780415579902

Taylor & Francis Ltd

How to Teach Writing Across the Curriculum: Ages 6-8Author(s): Sue Palmer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415579902, 978-0415579902\nSynopsis\nNow in an updated second edition How to Teach Writing Across the Curriculum: Ages 6-8 provides a range of practical suggestions for teaching non-fiction writing skills and linking them to childrens learning across the entire curriculum. Providing a number of suggestions for teachers and putting emphasis on creative approaches to teaching children writing in diverse and innovative ways, it provides:\n\ntechniques for using speaking and listening, drama and games to prepare for writing \nsuggestions for the use of cross-curricular learning as a basis for writing \nplanning frameworks and skeletons to promote thinking skills\ninformation on key language features of non-fiction texts \nexamples of non-fiction writing \nguidance on the process of creating writing from note-ma.