Transforming Literacy in Schools

Countdown to Creative Writing

Step by Step Approach to Writing Techniques for 7-12 Years

By Stephen Bowkett

Series: Countdown

Developing children's writing abilities boosts their confidence, creates enjoyment and relevance in the task and cultivates a range of decision-making and problem-solving skills that can then be applied across the curriculum. The Countdown series provides all the support you need in helping...

Published October 23rd 2008 by David Fulton Publishers

Countdown to Non-Fiction Writing

Step by Step Approach to Writing Techniques for 7-12 Years

By Steve Bowkett

Series: Countdown

Developing children's writing abilities boosts their confidence, creates enjoyment and relevance in the task and cultivates a range of decision-making and problem-solving skills that can then be applied across the curriculum. The Countdown series provides all the support you need in helping...

Published November 3rd 2009 by David Fulton Publishers

Countdown to Poetry Writing

Step by Step Approach to Writing Techniques for 7-12 Years

By Steve Bowkett

Series: Countdown

Developing children's writing abilities boosts their confidence, creates enjoyment and relevance in the task and cultivates a range of decision-making and problem-solving skills that can then be applied across the curriculum. The Countdown series provides all the support you need in helping...

Published February 15th 2009 by David Fulton Publishers

Creating Writers in the Primary Classroom

Practical Approaches to Inspire Teachers and their Pupils

By Miles Tandy, Jo Howell

Teachers in English schools have now had ten years of prescriptive national literacy strategies and it is time for a new approach. This book encourages children from their early years to think of themselves as writers who have something to write and know how to write it. Creating Writers in...

Published May 7th 2008 by David Fulton Publishers

How to Teach Poetry Writing: Workshops for Ages 5-9

2nd Edition

By Michaela Morgan

Series: Writers' Workshop

Now in a fully revised and extended second edition, How to Teach Poetry Writing: Workshops for Ages 5-9 is a practical, activity based resource of poetry writing workshops for teachers of primary age children. Each workshop provides enjoyable activities for pupils aimed at building a thorough...

Published December 8th 2010 by Routledge

How to Teach Poetry Writing: Workshops for Ages 8-13

Developing Creative Literacy, 2nd Edition

By Michaela Morgan

Series: Writers' Workshop

Now in a fully revised and extended second edition, How to Teach Poetry Writing: Workshops for Ages 8-13 is a practical and activity based resource of writing workshops to help you teach poetry in the primary classroom. Designed to help build writing, speaking and listening skills, this book...

Published February 6th 2011 by Routledge

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

2nd Edition

By Sue Palmer

Series: Writers' Workshop

Now 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 children’s learning across the entire curriculum. Providing a number of suggestions for teachers and putting...

Published August 19th 2010 by Routledge

How to Teach Writing Across the Curriculum: Ages 8-14

2nd Edition

By Sue Palmer

Series: Writers' Workshop

Now in an updated second edition How to Teach Writing Across the Curriculum: Ages 8-14 provides a range of practical suggestions for teaching non-fiction writing skills and linking them to children’s learning across the curriculum. Emphasising creative approaches to teaching children’s writing in...

Published August 19th 2010 by Routledge

Inspiring Children to Read and Write for Pleasure

Using Literature to Inspire Literacy learning for Ages 8-12

By Fred Sedgwick

"A marvellous book of great practical value" – James Carter The lack of interest in reading for pleasure amongst large numbers of primary age pupils, put off by ‘mechanical’ worksheet-driven approaches, is a cause for major concern amongst education professionals and parents. However, Inspiring...

Published September 16th 2010 by Routledge

Poetry - From Reading to Writing

A Classroom Guide for Ages 7-11

By Robert Hull

Poetry – From Reading to Writing covers the process of writing poetry, from reading poems through to writing them. It is intended particularly for teachers at key stage 2 level, but other teachers will also find it valuable. It is clearly and accessibly written and jargon-free. In providing a...

Published November 11th 2009 by Routledge

Speaking Frames: How to Teach Talk for Writing: Ages 10-14

By Sue Palmer

Now revised and expanded Speaking Frames: How to Teaching Talk for Writing: Ages 10-14 brings together material from Sue Palmer’s popular Speaking Frames books with additional material covering the primary/secondary transition. Providing an innovative and effective answer to the problem of teaching...

Published August 17th 2010 by Routledge

Speaking Frames: How to Teach Talk for Writing: Ages 8-10

By Sue Palmer

Now in a new format Speaking Frames: How to Teaching Talk for Writing: Ages 8-10 brings together material from Sue Palmer’s popular Speaking Frames books for years 3 and 4. Providing an innovative and effective answer to the problem of teaching speaking and listening, this book offers a range of...

Published August 17th 2010 by Routledge

Tricks of the Writer's Trade

And how to teach them to children aged 8-14

By Rick Vanes

What links Cinderella to Harry Potter? What can The Simpsons teach us about character creation? What is the False Horizon moment? What are the two classic openings and five effective endings of a newspaper story? Aimed at primary and early secondary school teachers, Tricks of the Writer’s Trade...

Published November 16th 2011 by Routledge

Using Comic Art to Improve Speaking, Reading and Writing

By Steve Bowkett

Using Comic Art to Improve Speaking, Reading and Writing uses children’s interest in pictures, comics and graphic novels as a way of developing their creative writing abilities, reading skills and oracy. The book’s underpinning strategy is the use of comic art images as a visual analogue to help...

Published December 15th 2011 by Routledge

Writing Models Year 3

By Pie Corbett

Series: Writing Models

Teachers who want to cut lesson planning time should welcome this series, revised in line with the new literacy framework in the second edition. Writing Models aims to help teachers cover every sort of writing type they need; fine tune lessons by following key teaching points for each model; and...

Published June 28th 2005 by Routledge

Writing Models Year 4

By Pie Corbett

Series: Writing Models

Teachers who want to cut lesson planning time should welcome this series. The new editions are revised in line with the new literacy framework and bring you new models. Writing Models aims to help teachers cover every sort of writing type they need; fine tune lessons by following key teaching...

Published July 6th 2005 by David Fulton Publishers

Writing Models Year 5

By Pie Corbett

Series: Writing Models

Teachers who want to cut lesson planning time should welcome this series. The new editions are revised in line with the new literacy framework and bring you new models. Writing Models aims to help teachers cover every sort of writing type they need including visual and multimodal texts; fine tune...

Published June 28th 2005 by Routledge

Writing Models Year 6

By Pie Corbett

Series: Writing Models

The new edition for Year 6 has been fully updated and restructured in line to deliver new units from the new framework and includes new writing models. Lesson planning has never been easier! The revised Writing Models Year 6 contains: A range of fiction genres such as traditional tale,...

Published August 15th 2005 by Routledge

Writing Under Control

3rd Edition

Edited by Judith Graham, Alison Kelly

Now in its third edition and reflecting changes in the Primary National Strategy, this best-selling textbook introduces primary teachers to key issues in the teaching of writing. Strongly rooted in classroom practice, the book includes: the history, theory and practice of teaching writing...

Published June 28th 2009 by Routledge

Writing Voices

Creating Communities of Writers

By Teresa Cremin, Debra Myhill

The perspectives of children, teachers and professional writers are often absent in the pedagogy of writing. Writing Voices: Creating Communities of Writers responds to such silent voices and offers a text which not only stretches across primary and secondary practice, but also gives expression to...

Published September 7th 2011 by Routledge

1001 Brilliant Writing Ideas

Teaching Inspirational Story-Writing for All Ages

By Ron Shaw

How often do you hear your pupils cry 'what can I write about?' 1001 Brilliant Writing Ideas offers teachers endless ideas and inventive suggestions, opening up new opportunities for creative writing lessons. With over 1000 different ‘story-starters’ across a vast range of genres and narrative...

Published November 28th 2007 by David Fulton Publishers

33 Ways to Help with Writing

Supporting Children who Struggle with Basic Skills

By Raewyn Hickey

Series: Thirty Three Ways to Help with....

33 Ways to Help with Writing equips teachers and teaching assistants with a wide range of practical resources to help children who are having difficulties learning the basic skills of writing. Offering a range of activities and games to engage children and encourage motivation in the classroom,...

Published February 23rd 2010 by Routledge