Young writers at transition /
Author / Creator: | Tabor, Daniel C. |
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Imprint: | London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004. |
Description: | xviii, 202 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Language and literacy in action series |
Subject: | English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Great Britain -- Case studies. English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Great Britain -- Case studies. English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Elementary) English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching (Secondary) Great Britain. Case studies. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5210792 |
Summary: | How does children's writing develop in the transition from primary to secondary school? Young Writers at Transition tracks a group of pupils from the end of Year 6 into the first half of Year 7. It analyses in detail the teaching and uses of writing at this important stage in their education, and uncovers some revealing findings concerning the experiences, perceptions and expectations of pupils, teachers and parents about writing. * transition, continuity and progression, and how these can be managed to ensure standards do not suffer This interesting study of the uses of writing will be a valuable resource, with practical suggestions, to teachers and educators in primary and secondary schools. |
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Physical Description: | xviii, 202 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [182-193) and index. |
ISBN: | 041525177X (Hardback : alk. paper) 0415251788 (pbk. : alk. paper) |