On the Write Track: A Practical Guide to Teaching Writing in Primary Schools

On the Write Track emphasizes teachers' autonomy and knowledge of what is best for their students in teaching writing. It offers practical approaches to building a community of writers, employing a process-led sequence, encouraging children to write for pleasure, exploring rich and diverse texts, teaching grammar and punctuation, utilizing feedback, and using drama and play as starting points for writing. Teachers can help every child become a confident, skilled, and keen writer by weaving these tracks together into a coherent whole.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 308 pages
Publication date: 13 October 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

On the Write Track is a comprehensive guide that emphasizes teachers' autonomy and expertise in determining the most effective writing strategies for their students. It delves into a set of research-based principles, supported by case studies and practical examples of classroom practice. Writing is a fundamental means of communication, empowering children to express their ideas, emotions, and perspectives through the written word. While every child, teacher, and classroom are unique, approaches to teaching writing can sometimes feel rigid and prescriptive, influenced by various curriculum models, commercial schemes, assessment systems, or philosophical beliefs.

This book offers a refreshing perspective by presenting a range of "tracks for writing teaching," each offering practical approaches to fostering writing proficiency in students. These tracks include building a community of writers within the classroom, employing a process-led sequence for teaching writing, encouraging children to write for pleasure and share their interests, exploring the use of rich and diverse texts as inspiration for writing, leveraging spoken language and oracy to develop written communication, teaching grammar and punctuation to support writing, utilizing feedback to help children develop their unique writing voice, and utilizing drama and play as starting points for writing.

By considering these different tracks and exploring how to weave them together seamlessly, teachers can tailor their teaching approaches to meet the individual needs of every child, helping them embark on a journey toward becoming confident, skilled, and enthusiastic writers. On the Write Track provides a valuable resource for educators seeking to enhance their writing instruction and empower their students to achieve their full writing potential.

Weight: 598g
Dimension: 174 x 244 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367695965