Description
Book SynopsisUnderstanding and Supporting Young Writers from Birth to 8 provides practitioners with the knowledge and skills they need to support young children as they learn to write. This fully updated second edition offers new guidance on all aspects of writing, from building children's vocabulary and creating multimodal texts to providing support for children who find writing particularly challenging. All chapters have been revised and updated with increased emphasis on engaging with families and catering for children from diverse communities. A new chapter focuses on the Draw, Talk, Write, Share (DTWS) pedagogical approach to teaching writing.
The book discusses the role of oral language in early mark-making and writing in detail and explores the key relationships between drawing and talking, drawing and writing, and drawing, talking, and writing. Each chapter also features practical strategies and samples of writing and/or drawing to illustrate key points, as well
