TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cowley,Sue
TI  - The road to writing: a step-by-step guide to mark making 
SN  - 9781441103444 (pbk.)
U1  - 372.623 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - London
PB  - Continuum
KW  - English language
KW  - Composition and exercises
KW  - Study and teaching (Elementary)
KW  - Language arts (Elementary)
N1  - Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Starting Points: A Map for the Journey; Who leads the learning?; Resources for mark making; The space as a resource; People as a resource; 1 I Know How to Communicate; Face, hands, body -- non-verbal communication; How talk develops; Learning how to listen; Practitioner talk; Language delay; 2 I'm Physically Able to Make Marks; Building whole body strength; Building hand and finger strength; Developing dexterity; Eye to hand coordination; Holding a mark making tool; Supporting children who are left-handedMark making and posture; 3 I Can Concentrate, Focus and Behave; Impulse control; Talking about choices; Behaviour, listening and noise; Learning to hold my focus; 4 I Understand that Marks Hold Meaning; Mark making and schemas; Signs and symbols; Me and my name; Seeing shapes; Using stories; Different forms of writing; Graphic symbols; Writing and meaning at home; 5 I Get the Link between Speaking and Writing; A word of warning; Studying sounds; Songs, rhymes and poems; Alliteration; The joy of stories; 6 I Feel Confident about Communicating; Building confident communicatorsUsing praise and target setting; My opinion matters; Open-ended discussions; Group activities and circle time; The 'role of the expert'; 7 I Feel Inspired to Make Marks; Inspirational mark making; Creating a writing area; Making writing real; Using provocations; Writing in creative contexts; Themes for writing; Mark making in the outdoors; Inspiring your boys; 8 From Letters to Words, from Words to Sentences; From marks to letters -- learning to read; From marks to letters -- learning to write; From letters to words; Teaching punctuation; Building writing confidenceDyslexia; Checklists; 'Make marks with' checklist; 'Make marks on' checklist; 'Space as a resource' checklist; 'Space and communication' audit; 'Displays' audit; Glossary of words and abbreviations
N2  - A practical, accessible guide to developing young children's mark making and early communication skills from bestselling education author, Sue Cowley
ER  -