2nd Edition

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

By Sue Palmer Copyright 2011
112 Pages 62 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

108 Pages 62 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

112 Pages 62 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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 emphasis on creative approaches to teaching children writing in diverse and innovative ways, it... Read more

Introduction  Section One: The Two Horses model for cross-curricular writing  Talk for Learning 1. Learn cross-curricular content 2. Organise content for learning  Talk for Writing  1. Read examples of the text type  2. Talk the language of writing  Two horses before the cart – reprise  Section 2: Case Studies  Section 3: Teaching materials  Section 4: Appendix 1 and Appendix 2

Biography

Sue Palmer is a writer, broadcaster and education consultant. Specialising in the teaching of literacy, she has authored over 150 books and has contributed to numerous television programmes and software packages. She is the author of Speaking Frames: How to Teach Talk for Writing: Ages 8-10 and Speaking Frames: How to Teach Talk for Writing: Ages 10-14, also published by Routledge.