Presenter: Bernadette Sheedy

Course Length: 1 hour(s)

Description:
We have all encountered students who excel as writers and those who are keen to develop as mature writers. It is rewarding when we experience the creativity and skill of students who produce high quality imaginative, informative or persuasive writing. In this session, the presenter will present five techniques they use when they encounter gifted and talented writers in their classroom. The presenter is an experienced secondary English teacher with postgraduate qualifications in working with gifted and talented students. The focus is on practical classroom ready techniques that you can readily implement in your classroom, whatever subject you are teaching.

Standards addressed:

• 1.5.2 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of learners across the full range of abilities
• 2.5.2 Literacy and numeracy strategies