What you think about writing will never be the same.

"A mightily impressive book from one of the world's luminaries in the teaching of writing, written so clearly that it is hard to put down."

– Richard Andrews, Emeritus Professor in Language Education, University of Edinburgh

Dr Ian Hunter

Best-selling author Innovator Award-winning educator

Teach Them To Write

In Teach Them To Write, award-winning educator  Dr Ian Hunter takes a deep dive into the heart of the writing challenge. Synthesising 150 years of research, this book explains how we can build a writing system—informed by historical and educational best practice—that can radically change writing outcomes for the better. The craft of writing is not a deep mystery. How to teach writing can be quantified, measured, taught—systematised across a school, across the learning journey of a student, across an entire education system.

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The BIG Questions Answered

This ground-breaking book challenges what we think about writing and delivers a powerful road map for change. You will learn:

how to lift your own writing capabilities
the four classic myths about writing
how writing and thinking are linked and how to harness this power
why writing mastery (not proficiency) must be the aim of education systems
how to make boys better writers, fast
how writing accelerates 21st-century skills
the skill of expansion—the missing link in primary writing education
the six big writing goals every school should pursue
a complete K–12 writing scope and sequence.

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When a person misses out on foundational writing development, a much larger hole is left in their lives than mere lack of expressiveness. Life choices are impeded. The ability to enjoy career success is hindered, as well as an individual's right to self-actualise.

All of this is avoidable.

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