Ways with Words : Focus on Reading and Writing

"Part 1: Just Write!" By Julie Adams with Sally Ann Panter, looks at the skills and processes involved in writing in a foreign language and the demands it makes of learners in KS3 and KS4.

It shows how the necessary skills can be developed, through integrating writing into the other activities, progression and teaching explicit writing skills, building on the National Literacy Strategy.

Points are illustrated with ideas of motivating and innovative writing tasks that really work. "Part 2: More reading for pleasure in a foreign language" by Ann Swarbrick is a practical guide to help teachers set up a programme of private and extended reading for pleasure in the foreign language.