Assessing Children's Writing : A best practice guide for primary teaching (Exploring the Primary Curriculum)

This book supports teachers and trainee teachers with the assessment of writing, and particularly assessment as part of the cycle of planning and teaching – assessment used formatively. - Explores the issues and challenges in the assessment of writing - Highlights the importance of specific feedback - Features examples of children′s work and detailed guidance on how to assess each piece - Includes a chapter on supporting children to write more outside of school