The Writing Book: How to develop young writers

Description

Everything you need to teach writing in the primary classroom. The Writing Book helps you to break down the mysteries of written English into comprehensible steps that will get your students writing with confidence and flair. Written in Zoe and Timothy Paramour's funny, frank and reassuring style, this follow up to The Grammar Book gives teachers clear and systematic guidance about how to develop children's written English. It covers vocabulary, register, word order and text layout, as well as sentence structure, length and syntax. It explores the features of different genres, the ways we can play with language and the reader's expectations to make writing more engaging. The Writing Book gives teachers a clear and consistent language they can use with their students to offer meaningful feedback, especially when children's writing lacks flair and energy. Written by teachers for teachers, it provides tips, tricks, and adaptable resources to make teachers' lives easier. This book makes it easy for teachers to identify everything their students need to know to become confident, competent writers.

Zoe Paramour is currently the academic assistant headteacher of an independent primary school in North London. She has worked in primary education for over a decade in four very different schools around London. Prior to accepting her current role, she was the head of English and introduced a new curriculum based on developing children's writing. In 2020, she wrote The Grammar Book, which was published by Bloomsbury Education. Follow Zoe on Twitter @ZoeParamour. Timothy Paramour is currently the director of studies at a well-known independent school in north-east London. Until August 2016, he was the deputy head of a large primary school in north London. He blogs about education at www.timparamour.com and has written for a range of publications, including the Independent, Mumsnet and the TES. In 2017, he wrote a play about primary education that was performed in theatres in and around London, including the Lyric Hammersmith and the Oxford Playhouse. In 2020, he wrote The Grammar Book, which was published by Bloomsbury Education. Follow Tim on Twitter @timparamour.

A marvellous and comprehensive map of the writing journey, guiding the reader from the first words and ideas, step-by-step through to the final draft. -- Andrew Jennings, author and founder of Vocabulary Ninja, @VocabularyNinja The Writing Book offers some excellent tips for helping your class to become independent, confident writers who are creative but who also understand the machinations of what good writing looks like. -- Adam Bushnell, author @authoradam