A practical manual to help teachers of junior classes to focus on the key aspects of developing children's story-writing. It presents a series of essential writing workshops full of creative ideas and fun activities.
Focusing on formative assessment, this updated resource enhances the Talk for Writing process, emphasizing strategies to foster a love for writing in children throughout various subjects. It provides practical guidance for educators to engage students and improve their writing skills across the curriculum.
The Talk for Writing approach emphasizes engaging storytelling to enhance language development in young children. By using memorable repetition, children internalize story language, enabling them to imitate and innovate their own narratives. This resource provides practical strategies for educators to incorporate rhyme and storytelling into their curriculum, including selecting enjoyable stories, using story maps, and reinforcing meaning through actions. It aims to cultivate creativity and a rich linguistic repertoire in early learners, fostering a love for language and storytelling.
Offering teaching notes designed to help explore some of the best poems and poets with children aged 4-11.This book will help children to foster a love of poetry, increase familiarity and confidence with poems and rhymes from Nursery - Year 6 and offer creative ideas to get the most out of teaching poetry.