Alison Wilcox, Adam Bushnell

Gebundenes Buch

Descriptosaurus Story Writing

Language in Action for Ages 5-9

Beschreibung

This book provides a resource for younger pupils that expand their descriptive vocabulary and provide them with models that demonstrate â language in actionâ , in a genre that is familiar to children ages 5-9.

Autor

Alison Wilcox is a Law and Economics graduate from Cardiff University, who worked as a primary-school teacher for many years. Whilst teaching, she developed Descriptosaurus to scaffold and improve children's creative writing, with dramatic results, and she made the decision to give up full-time teaching to work on the Descriptosaurus series. To keep up to date with current practices in schools, Alison undertakes brief teaching assignments, works with schools to develop new resources and conducts workshops for schools and teaching alliances. Adam Bushnell was a primary-school teacher and is now a published author of both fiction and academia. He has had fifteen books published for children and six books published for teachers on the teaching of writing. He works as a 'visiting author' in the UK and internationally, delivering writing workshops for primary school aged children. He also offers CPD (Continuing Professional Development) for schools and delivers keynote speeches at conferences about reading and writing in education.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 298mm x 210mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 848g
• ISBN-13: 9780367559113
• ISBN-10: 0367559110
• Artikelnr.: 59995911