Developing Writing for Different Purposes: Teaching about Genre in the Early Years - Couverture souple

Jeni Riley; David Reedy

 
9780761964643: Developing Writing for Different Purposes: Teaching about Genre in the Early Years

Synopsis

`Jeni Riley and David Reedy share excellent examples of how primary school children worked on a non-fiction text format.... A well-informed book with a welcome dose of humour′ - Nursery World

`One of the insights of social theories of language which is now taken for granted is that language varies as the social context varies′ (Kress, 1997)

This is a book that operationalizes this insight: it charts young children′s early attempts to write as they struggle to communicate meaning for a variety of purposes. Each section deals with the appropriate research evidence on the development of children′s competence in literacy, and their growing awareness of genre, and uniquely, with a clear approa

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À propos de l?auteur

Jeni Riley is Head of School of Early Childhood and Primary Education at the Institute of Education, University of London.

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9780761964636: Developing Writing for Different Purposes: Teaching About Genre in the Early Years

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0761964630 ISBN 13 :  9780761964636
Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 2000
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