Now in its third edition and reflecting changes in the Primary National Strategy, this best-selling textbook introduces primary teachers to key issues in the teaching of writing. Strongly rooted in classroom practice, the book includes:

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  the history, theory and practice of teaching writing

  
  

  children writing in and out of school

  
  

  EAL and gender issues in writing

  
  

  the development of writing across the years of the primary school

  
  

  planning classroom routines and organising resources

  
  

  balancing the composition and transcription elements in writing

  
  

  monitoring and assessing writing

  
  

  meeting individual needs

  
  

  managing specific learning difficulties in writing, such as dyslexia

  
  

With its companion Reading under Control (also in its third edition), this book provides undergraduate and postgraduate teachers with comprehensive guidance for the teaching of literacy.