Developing Writing

Understanding the importance of writing

About. The resource comprises one 28 page DfES document (from which some smaller documents are drawn - see related resources). The resource includes relevant information regarding the development of reading skills, as well as some practical activities and issues for teachers to consider.

Pedagogical content. This resource is a larger DfES document on writing^(topic) and language^(ta) development, from which more focused resources (including Establishing Purpose for Writing) are drawn.

Resource details
Title	Developing Writing
Topic	[[Topics/Writing|Writing]]
Teaching approach	[[Teaching Approaches/Language|Language]]
Learning Objectives	By working through the document you should enhance your understanding of strategies to develop pupil's writing skills and strategies for doing so in classroom contexts.
Format / structure	.doc
Subject	[[Resources/Literacy|Literacy]],  [[Resources/Teacher Education|Teacher Education]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]],  [[Resources/Higher|Higher]]
Related ORBIT Wiki Resources	See other DfE(i) resources
Files and resources to view and download	File:Developing Writing.doc

• This resource is part of the DfES resource "Pedagogy and practice: Teaching and learning in secondary schools" (ref: 0423-2004G) which can be downloaded from the National Archives http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110809101133/nsonline.org.uk/node/97131 The whole resource (512 pages) can be downloaded as a pdf File:Pedagogy and Practice DfES.pdf
• The resource booklets, and many 'harvested' documents are available to download, generally in editable formats from the ORBIT resources, see Category:DfE.
• The videos from the accompanying DVDs are available: Video/Pedpack1 and Video/Pedpack2