Getting the Buggers to Write 2nd Edition - by Sue Cowley (Paperback)

About the Book

"How to motivate students to write and develop their writing skills including the basics"--Cover.

Book Synopsis

A fully up-dated second edition of Sue Cowley's wonderfully accessible guide to helping teachers develop writing strategies for children in the classroom. The new edition contains three new chapters: two on writing in elementary and high schools and a third on developing writing strategies in different subjects. With the practicality, humour and optimism that characterize all her teaching and writing, Sue Cowley guides colleagues through all the stages of teaching writing-from motivating students to want to write through helping them shape, structure and correct their work.

Review Quotes

Written with her usual practicality, humour and optimism, Sue Cowley guides colleagues through all the stages of teaching writing from motivating students to want to write, through to helping them shape, structure and correct their work. Education Today, 2/1/05

About the Author

Sue Cowley is an expert on behaviour management, and on creative approaches to teaching and learning. She has written numerous bestselling education and parenting books, which have been translated and published around the world. Sue has written for many teaching publications, including the TES and Nursery Education, and she had her own series, 'Manage that Class' on Teachers TV. Sue has also appeared in front of the Education Select Committee, as an expert witness on behaviour in schools. She now works internationally as a trainer and presenter, as well as volunteering in education settings in the UK to ensure that her advice and practice remains relevant to teaching today.