1st Edition
Teaching Writing Effective approaches for the middle years
392 Pages
by
Routledge
392 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the 21st century, writing is more important than at any other time in human history. Yet much of the emphasis in schooling has been on reading, and after the early years, writing skills have been given less attention. Internationally, too many children are leaving school without the writing skills they need to succeed in life. The evidence indicates that students rarely develop proficiency as... Read more
1. Introduction to teaching writing in the middle years
Tessa Daffern and Noella M. Mackenzie
2. Theoretical perspectives and strategies for teaching and learning writing
Tessa Daffern and Noella M. Mackenzie
3. Teachers as writers
Muriel Wells and Damien Lyons
4. What is involved in the learning and teaching of writing?
Tessa Daffern, Michele Anstey and Geoff Bull
5. Supporting meaning-making through text organisation
Beverly Derewianka
6. Supporting meaning-making through sentence structure and punctuation
Beryl Exley and Lisbeth Ann Kitson
7. Supporting meaning-making through vocabulary
Noella M. Mackenzie and Tessa Daffern
8. Supporting meaning-making through handwriting and keyboarding
Noella M. Mackenzie and Rebecca Spokes
9. Supporting meaning-making through spelling
Tessa Daffern
10. How multimodal text changes the pedagogy of writing
Michele Anstey and Geoff Bull
11. Supporting EAL/D and Indigenous writers
Helen Harper, Bronwyn Parkin and Jennifer Rennie
12. Teaching writing across disciplines: The upper primary school years
Tessa Daffern, Elizabeth Baker and Lauren Elise Barlow
13.Teaching writing across disciplines: The early secondary school years
Lisbeth Ann Kitson
14. Cultivating inclusive writing communities
Natalie Thompson and Chris Stevens
15. Assessing writing: Teacher-led approaches
Mary Ryan and Tessa Daffern
16. Assessing writing: Student-led approaches
Natalie Thompson and Paul Grover
Appendix Graphic organisers and assessment templates
Index
Tessa Daffern and Noella M. Mackenzie
2. Theoretical perspectives and strategies for teaching and learning writing
Tessa Daffern and Noella M. Mackenzie
3. Teachers as writers
Muriel Wells and Damien Lyons
4. What is involved in the learning and teaching of writing?
Tessa Daffern, Michele Anstey and Geoff Bull
5. Supporting meaning-making through text organisation
Beverly Derewianka
6. Supporting meaning-making through sentence structure and punctuation
Beryl Exley and Lisbeth Ann Kitson
7. Supporting meaning-making through vocabulary
Noella M. Mackenzie and Tessa Daffern
8. Supporting meaning-making through handwriting and keyboarding
Noella M. Mackenzie and Rebecca Spokes
9. Supporting meaning-making through spelling
Tessa Daffern
10. How multimodal text changes the pedagogy of writing
Michele Anstey and Geoff Bull
11. Supporting EAL/D and Indigenous writers
Helen Harper, Bronwyn Parkin and Jennifer Rennie
12. Teaching writing across disciplines: The upper primary school years
Tessa Daffern, Elizabeth Baker and Lauren Elise Barlow
13.Teaching writing across disciplines: The early secondary school years
Lisbeth Ann Kitson
14. Cultivating inclusive writing communities
Natalie Thompson and Chris Stevens
15. Assessing writing: Teacher-led approaches
Mary Ryan and Tessa Daffern
16. Assessing writing: Student-led approaches
Natalie Thompson and Paul Grover
Appendix Graphic organisers and assessment templates
Index
Biography
Tessa Daffern is a Senior Lecturer in Literacy Education at the University of Wollongong, and author of The Components of Spelling. In 2012 she was one of the first Australian educators certified as a Highly Accomplished Teacher. Noella M. Mackenzie is Associate Professor in Literacy Studies at Charles Sturt University, and author of Understanding and Supporting Young Writers from Birth to 8.
