Catherine Black

How to Write What You Want to Say ... in the Primary Years Catherine Black

Young writers who struggle with putting their ideas into writing need language to help them. This book provides that language in the form of sentence starters and connectives. It also provides graphic organisers to help developing writers in elementary school organise their thoughts - a process necessary for good writing.

How to write what you want to say ... in the primary years: a guide for primary students who know what they want to say but can?t find the words provides parents, teachers and young writers with a practical tool for improving writing. It is suitable for Years 2 to 7, or students in elementary to lower middle school (ages 8 ? 12).

Catherine Black wrote the examples for this book, getting some of her ideas from her son William's day to day schooling. How to write what you want to say ... in the primary years is slightly different from the other books in the series, in that this one contains graphic organisers and prompt questions to help students organise their thoughts for their writing.

Academic skills targeted include analysing, arguing or persuading, comparing, explaining, inferring and evaluating. Relevant reproducable graphic organisers for each skill are available at the back of the book. Other helpful writing tips are also incorporated, such as avoiding the use of ?said? or ?and then,? as well as a modality table.