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How Children Learn to Write : Supporting and Developing Children's Writing in Schools.

How Children Learn to Write, shows how certain strategies can improve children's progress in writing. Dealing with the age range 3-13, the book addresses issues to do with the gender gap; children with English as an additional language and left-handedness.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Latham, D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Sage Publications, 2002.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Covers; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface: About this Book
  • A Route Map; Introduction: Writing and the Alphabet; Chapter 1
  • Early Brain Development Laterality and Gender Differences; Chapter 2
  • Early Speech, Language Acquisition and Related Theories; Chapter 3
  • Language and Thinking, and Cultural and Social Influences on Language Use; Chapter 4
  • Some Cognitive Functions in Literacy
  • How Working Memory Affects Reading and Writing; Chapter 5
  • The Development of Secretarial Skills
  • Spelling, Handwriting and Presentation; Chapter 6
  • Stages of Writing Development and their Evaluation.
  • Chapter 7
  • A Taxonomy of Writing Purposes and their Pertinence for Cross-Curricular ApplicationChapter 8
  • Basic Strategies for Extending and Enhancing Self-Generated Writing; Chapter 9
  • Using Reading to Enhance Writing; Chapter 10
  • Using Speaking and Listening and Drama to Stimulate Writing; Epilogue: Improving Writing
  • An Overview; Appendix; Glossary; Bibliography; Index of Authors and Sources; Subject Index.