Muhammad (2021) asked her students to write 1-2 sentences that expressed the purpose and power of their pen. She they organised their lines together, without changing their language, creating the piece of writing in the box below. This would be … Continued
The best way to improve children’s writing skills is, like any skill, to practise. However, children who are not particularly good at writing are reluctant to write. So, it’s a ‘chicken and egg’ problem. Here are five easy strategies for … Continued
Back in the ‘old days’ when I first started teaching, Year 1 was the first year of formal learning and there were three terms each year. In Year 1, students spent the first term participating in pre-reading, pre-writing and pre-maths … Continued
Once students enter the upper grades of primary school and all through high school, they are expected to think more critically about the texts they are reading rather than just recalling basic information and restating the obvious. More often than … Continued
‘Writing for an audience’ is a common suggestion to motivate students to write, to write with some level of pride and be willing to put in the time and effort required to edit their work. The difficulty is finding an … Continued