<P>Now in its third edition and reflecting changes in the Primary National Strategy, this best-selling textbook introduces primary teachers to key issues in the teaching of writing. Strongly rooted in classroom practice, the book includes:</P><UL><UL><P><LI>the history, theory and practice of teaching writing</LI><P></P><P><LI>children writing in and out of school</LI><P></P><P><LI>EAL and gender issues in writing </LI><P></P><P><LI>the development of writing across the years of the primary school</LI><P></P><P><LI>planning classroom routines and organising resources</LI><P></P><P><LI>balancing the composition and transcription elements in writing</LI><P></P><P><LI>monitoring and assessing writing</LI><P></P><P><LI>meeting individual needs</LI><P></P><P><LI>managing specific learning difficulties in writing, such as dyslexia </LI><P></P></UL></UL><P></P><P>With its companion Reading under Control (also in its third edition), this book provides undergraduate and postgraduate teachers with comprehensive guidance for the teaching of literacy. </P>