Ages 8-16
Teaching Adolescent Writers
Kerry Gallagher
In an increasingly demanding world of literacy, it has become critical that young people know how to write effectively. From the requirements of standardised tests to those of the wired workplace, the ability to write well, once a luxury, has become a necessity. Many students are leaving school without the necessary writing practice and skills needed to compete in a complex and fast-moving Information Age.
In Teaching Adolescent Writers, Kelly Gallagher shows how students can be taught to write effectively, demonstrating a number of classroom-tested strategies that enable teachers to:
- understand the importance of teaching writing
- motivate young writers
- see the importance modelling plays in building young writers
- understand how providing choice elevates adolescent writing (and how to allow for choice within a rigorous curriculum)
- help students recognise the importance of purpose and audience
- assess essays in ways that drive better writing performance
Infused with humour and illuminating anecdotes, Kelly draws on his classroom experiences and work as co-director of a regional writing project to offer teachers not only practical ways to incorporate writing instruction into their day but compelling reasons to do so.
Contents
Introduction; Running with the Literacy Stampede; Overcoming ‘The Neglected “R”’: Establishing a Time and a Place to Write; Beyond the Grecian Urn: The Teacher as a Writing Model; Elevating Student Writing: Using Real-World Models; Beyond Fake Writing: The Power of Choice; The Importance of Purpose and Audience; Using Assessment to Drive Better Student Writing; A Closing Thought: The Literacy Stampede is Upon Us; Appendixes; Works Cited; Index
2006 224pp paperback
978-1-57110-422-9
£24.99
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