Mastering Writing at Greater Depth: A Guide for Primary Teaching. Corwin Ltd

How do teachers identify the potential for greater depth writing and encourage children to meet their full potential? This book was created by people who are not only passionate about primary education, but who are also leading experts in their own particular areas. They have made use of their wide experience to offer practical guidance on greater depth writing, while underpinning this with theoretical understanding. We hope that reading this book helps you to reflect on what greater depth writing looks like and how you can encourage children to write at greater depth. You will find many suggestions for teaching lessons that encourage children to write at greater depth underpinned by theory. Chapters include: (1) What Is Greater Depth Writing? (Adam Bushnell); (2) Developing Deeper Writing in EYFS and KS1 through a Play-Based Approach (Angela Gill); (3) Developing Deeper Writing in KS1 through the Use of High-Quality Picture Books (Megan Stephenson); (4) Deeper Writing at KS2 (Adam Bushnell); (5) Developing Understanding of Language and Deeper Writing (David Waugh); (6) Non-Fiction Writing (Kate Allott); (7) Deeper Writing through Writing for Children (Dan Hughes); (8) Deeper Writing through Drama (Christina Castling); (9) Deeper Writing for EAL Pupils (Kulwinder Maude); (10) Engaging Pupils through the Use of Different Materials to Produce Deeper Writing (Lucy M. Davies); (11) Developing Reasoning to Encourage Deeper Writing (Michaela Oliver); (12) Using Classic Texts to Develop Deeper Writing Skills by Supporting the Teaching of Grammar, Vocabulary and Creative Writing (Pam Vennart); and (13) Reporting in Science at a Deeper Level (Catherine Reading).