{"product_id":"on-the-write-track-9780367695965","title":"On the Write Track","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the Write Track\u003c\/em\u003e puts teachers' autonomy and their knowledge of what is right for their pupils at the heart of teaching writing. It explores a set of research-based principles, before illustrating these with case studies and examples of classroom practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting is about communication. Learning to write gives children a voice that others will listen to  a voice they can use to share their ideas, articulate their feelings, amuse and delight their readers and argue for what they believe in. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile every child, every teacher and every classroom are different, approaches to teaching writing can sometimes feel prescriptive, whether they are based on a particular curriculum model, commercial scheme, assessment system or underlying philosophy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides freedom and choice by introducing a series of tracks' for writing teaching, including practical approaches to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding a community of writers in the classroom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the \u003cem\u003eUKLA Academic Book Award 2023\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e - judges noted, '\u003ci\u003eOn the Write Track\u003c\/i\u003e thus seems likely to be a staple for many years to come, not just for early years and primary teachers but also secondary English teachers, initial teacher education students and teacher-researchers. Children learning to write in the classrooms of anyone who engages with this publication will undoubtedly benefit from its benign but robust advice.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eOn the Write Track\u003c\/em\u003e, James Clements offers writing scheme-weary primary educators something refreshingly simple, sensible and well-researched. He argues for several pathways (or in his words, a number of ‘tracks’) teachers can choose to take with their students, responding and using their professional judgment wisely... \u003cem\u003eOn the Write Track\u003c\/em\u003e is worth reading and using for all primary teachers due to its equal balance of depth and accessibility.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eRobbie Burns\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSchools Week\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the Write Track: An introduction \u003cb\u003e1. Theory and principles \u003c\/b\u003e1. What can we learn from the research around teaching writing? 2. Finding the right track: a personal philosophy for teaching writing \u003cb\u003e2. Assembling tracks: practical approaches to teaching writing \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction 3. Starting with children’s interests 4. Starting with children’s experiences 5. Starting with imagination 6. Writing and poetry 7. Children’s literature and writing 8. Using and creating film, multimedia and multimodal texts 9. Starting with knowledge 10. Spoken language and writing 11. Drama, play and writing 12. Collaboration: working and writing together \u003cb\u003e3. Building a process-led sequence for teaching writing \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction 13. Pre-writing: Laying the foundations 14. Planning: Organising and playing with ideas 15. Drafting: Putting words onto the page or screen 16. Revising: Evaluating, editing and polishing 17. Creating outcomes: Producing something to be proud of \u003cb\u003e4 . Using language for effect \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction 18. Grammar and syntax for writing 19. Punctuation for clarity and effect 20. Vocabulary for expression \u003cstrong\u003e5.Putting it into practice \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018025861463,"sku":"9780367695965","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367695965.jpg?v=1750775396","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-the-write-track-9780367695965","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}