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Free writing CPD materials - covering all aspects of writing teaching.
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Hello and welcome to our free professional development page! Please treat this webpage like you would a professional development book. Consider each heading as a book and within each book there a n…
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RT @WritingRocks_17: Debunking edu-myths: Pupils should write about the wider-curriculum subjects in writing lessons. .
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“Writing about what they’ve learned in other subjects means pupils have a strong knowledge pool from which to draw.” This idea – that writing lessons should be used as vehicles for cross-curricular…
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RT @WritingRocks_17: Write to Read, Read to Write: Reimagining the Writing Classroom.
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download this article We have been moved to write this article by a deep care for children’s writerly development, frustration with the systemic issues that perpetuate poor writing instruction, and…
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RT @ReadingExplorer: @WritingRocks_17 Absolutely! The number of times I work with schools that struggle with their writing outcomes who per….
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RT @NWPUK: Yes indeed - and we’re still all learning about Writing at the same time as teaching.
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The writing classroom requires joy, freedom, and respect. Too many approaches treat writing primarily as an accountability measure rather than as a deeply human act making and sharing meaning.
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We are still underestimating the time it takes to teach writing well. Writing can’t be rushed. Too many writing schemes seem to prioritise coverage over quality.
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Write to Read, Read to Write: Reimagining the Writing Classroom.
writing4pleasure.com
download this article We have been moved to write this article by a deep care for children’s writerly development, frustration with the systemic issues that perpetuate poor writing instruction, and…
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Debunking edu-myths: Pupils should write about the wider-curriculum subjects in writing lessons.
writing4pleasure.com
“Writing about what they’ve learned in other subjects means pupils have a strong knowledge pool from which to draw.” This idea – that writing lessons should be used as vehicles for cross-curricular…
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What is it some of the best performing writing teachers in England do in their classrooms that makes the difference? . You can find out here:.
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This book explores what writing for pleasure means, and how it can be realised as a much-needed pedagogy whose aim is to develop children, young people, and
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Composition conceptualised: Why is it important for teachers to have a productive conception of composition?.
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download this article Having read Christopher Such’s book Primary Reading Simplified, and specifically his chapter on conceptualising reading comprehension, we were moved to write an article about …
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To write for pleasure is to care about what’s been written.
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Children use and apply what they learn from explicit teaching when undertaking meaningful writing experiences. In turn, because children are undertaking meaningful writing experiences, they become increasingly interested in your explicit teaching.
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The quickest, cheapest and easiest way to improve children’s enjoyment and outcomes in writing is to support them to generate their own writing ideas for class writing projects.
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Children as Writers: Does choice impact motivation in Year 6 writing? by Alice Bidder.
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By Alice Bidder – Hartland International School How many times have you needed to write a diary from the perspective of an evacuee or a non-chronological report on the Vikings in your life? M…
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RT @WritingRocks_17: What do we really mean by “I got my best writing…”?.
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download this article As teachers, we’ll often describe a certain unit as producing our ‘best writing outcomes’ – but what do we really mean? Do we mean it looks impressive to outsiders? That…
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RT @WritingRocks_17: Debunking edu-myths: Pupils should write about the wider-curriculum subjects in writing lessons. .
writing4pleasure.com
“Writing about what they’ve learned in other subjects means pupils have a strong knowledge pool from which to draw.” This idea – that writing lessons should be used as vehicles for cross-curricular…
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RT @WritingRocks_17: Debunking edu-myths: We must develop children’s motor skills first, and teach writing later.
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download this article A well-meaning myth continues to shape early childhood classrooms: “Children need to develop fine and gross motor skills first — before we teach them how to write.” While it s…
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Debunking edu-myths: Pupils should write about the wider-curriculum subjects in writing lessons.
writing4pleasure.com
“Writing about what they’ve learned in other subjects means pupils have a strong knowledge pool from which to draw.” This idea – that writing lessons should be used as vehicles for cross-curricular…
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RT @alwriting: 'There’s so little in school these days that kids really own—don’t turn the writers notebook into a workbook. Let it be a pl….
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