Ages 5-13
Writing Sense: Integrated Reading and Writing Lessons for English Language Learners
Juli Kendall & Outey Khuon
Writing is all about conveying meaning. The prospect of teaching writing to a classroom full of students — some who speak English and some who don't — can be overwhelming. When students learning English are at different levels, the task is even more challenging. The authors, primary school teachers, have found that when writing and reading instruction are integrated their English language learners become stronger writers.
Writing Sense:
- outlines the classroom conditions necessary for successful writing instruction with English language learners, whether in writing workshop or small-group instruction;
- includes sixty-eight tested lesson plans for years 1 to 9;
- shows pupils at all levels of language acquisition how to make connections, ask questions, visualise, infer, determine importance, and comprehend.
As in their earlier book, Making Sense, the authors gear this book to the stages of language proficiency, and lessons are divided into ‘younger’ and ‘older’ pupils, spanning from ages 5 to 14. There are extensive lists of suggested books for to use as mentor texts as well as lists of recommended authors to facilitate lesson planning.
Contents
Introduction; Best Practices; Assessing Writing; Selecting Texts and Mentor Authors; Preproduction; Early Production; Speech Emergence; Intermediate; Advanced; Resources and References; Appendix
2006 160pp paperback
978-1-57110-442-7
£19.99
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