More Planning to Teach Writing: A Practical Guide for Primary School Teachers

This book provides an easy-to-use approach to teaching writing, with a range of modern and classic picture books, short stories, and novels to inspire teaching and learning. It helps teachers produce effective unit plans for writing, focusing on the core business of teaching units that help children fulfil their potential as writers.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 230 pages
Publication date: 27 May 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Written by an experienced teacher and literacy consultant, this comprehensive book offers a user-friendly approach that not only saves teachers valuable planning time but also elevates writing standards in the classroom. Building upon the success of "Planning to Teach Writing," it presents a diverse range of modern and classic picture books, short stories, and novels, providing an exciting new selection of hooks to inspire teaching and learning.

By employing a proven planning approach and outlining the effective use of baseline assessments to build upon children's writerly knowledge and skills, the book empowers teachers to create effective writing unit plans. This allows them to focus on the core business of teaching units that nurture children's potential as writers. The book follows a straightforward formula for success:

Identify your students' learning gaps.

Select a hook that you are confident will captivate your students' interest.

Choose a unit plan that aligns with your goals of maximizing students' writing output.

Customize the unit plan to cater to the unique needs and interests of your students.

Teach the unit effectively!

This latest book serves as an ideal starting point for teachers planning to introduce writing instruction in their classrooms, while the new stories and activities offer fresh ideas to those already familiar with the circle planning approach employed in "Planning to Teach Writing."

Weight: 638g
Dimension: 209 x 296 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367466091