Reading Children's Writing: A Linguistic View
While many books of the time explored pedagogical, psychological, and linguistics perspectives of children’s writing, Reading Children’s Writing (originally published in 1986) takes a fresh and innovative approach by examining text-organizational methods of analysis.

The book considers ‘whole texts’ produced by children of either top junior or lower secondary age—a time of transition which involves them in significant changes of writing styles. Here the authors consider the organizational features of narrative and non-narrative writing; the use of vocabulary; and the evaluation of children’s work.

The volume provides a useful and interesting insight into the methods of describing, evaluating, and developing children’s writing ability. It will be a beneficial read for teachers at primary and secondary level, and for linguists concerned with language in education.

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Reading Children's Writing: A Linguistic View
While many books of the time explored pedagogical, psychological, and linguistics perspectives of children’s writing, Reading Children’s Writing (originally published in 1986) takes a fresh and innovative approach by examining text-organizational methods of analysis.

The book considers ‘whole texts’ produced by children of either top junior or lower secondary age—a time of transition which involves them in significant changes of writing styles. Here the authors consider the organizational features of narrative and non-narrative writing; the use of vocabulary; and the evaluation of children’s work.

The volume provides a useful and interesting insight into the methods of describing, evaluating, and developing children’s writing ability. It will be a beneficial read for teachers at primary and secondary level, and for linguists concerned with language in education.

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Reading Children's Writing: A Linguistic View

Reading Children's Writing: A Linguistic View

Reading Children's Writing: A Linguistic View

Reading Children's Writing: A Linguistic View

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While many books of the time explored pedagogical, psychological, and linguistics perspectives of children’s writing, Reading Children’s Writing (originally published in 1986) takes a fresh and innovative approach by examining text-organizational methods of analysis.

The book considers ‘whole texts’ produced by children of either top junior or lower secondary age—a time of transition which involves them in significant changes of writing styles. Here the authors consider the organizational features of narrative and non-narrative writing; the use of vocabulary; and the evaluation of children’s work.

The volume provides a useful and interesting insight into the methods of describing, evaluating, and developing children’s writing ability. It will be a beneficial read for teachers at primary and secondary level, and for linguists concerned with language in education.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781041192770
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 12/01/2025
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 234
Product dimensions: 5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

John Harris and Jeff Wilkinson, at the time of the first publication, worked at the Language Development Centre, Sheffield City Polytechnic (now Sheffield Hallam University), UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Children’s Writing in School: the Context 2. Describing Children’s Writing: Text Evaluation and Teaching Strategies 3. Responding to Children’s Narratives 4. Organization in Children’s Writing (Non-fictional) 5. Undeveloped Discourse: Some Factors Affecting the Adequacy of Children’s Non-fictional Written Discourses 6. Good Word! Vocabulary, Style and Coherence in Children’s Writing 7. Evaluating Teacher’s Responses to Children’s Writing 8. Readings of Children’s Writing: a Case-study  9. Classroom Implications

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