'Playing the Game called Writing': Children's Views and Voices |
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| Authors: | Teresa Grainger Kathy Goouch rew Lambirth |
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| Institution: | Principal Lecturer, Canterbury Christ Church University College;Senior Lecturer, Canterbury Christ Church University College;Principal Lecturer, Canterbury Christ Church University College |
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| Abstract: | Teachers' perceptions of their changing practice in the context of the National Literacy Strategy have been well documented in recent years. However, few studies have collected pupils' views or voices. As part of a collaborative research and development project into the teaching and learning of writing, 390 primary pupils' views were collected. A marked difference in attitude to writing and self‐esteem as writers was found between Key Stages 1 and 2, as well as a degree of indifference and disengagement from in‐school writing for some KS2 writers. A strong desire for choice and greater autonomy as writers was expressed and a preference for narrative emerged. This part of the research project ‘We're Writers' has underlined the importance of listening to pupils’ views about literacy, in order to create a more open dialogue about language and learning, and to negotiate the content of the curriculum in response to their perspectives. |
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| Keywords: | Attitudes autonomy choice motivation self-esteem writers' voices |
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