Teaching Writing in the Caribbean

This book provides pre-service Caribbean teachers and educators with ways of thinking about writing instruction to improve their students' writing proficiency. It engages with the post-colonial context of Caribbean language teaching to offer a pedagogical methodology that is distinctive in its approach within the Caribbean and its diaspora.

Sandra Robinson is Lecturer in English and Language Arts Education in the School of Education at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. Victor C. Simpson is retired Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Caribbean Literature at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. Krishna Seunarinesingh is Lecturer, Teaching of English at the School of Education, the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.

Foreword - Beverley Bryan Preface -Teaching Writing as Necessity and Skill - Sandra Robinson, Victor Simpson and Krishna Seunarinesingh Framing a Perspective of Writing with Teachers in Mind Writing Teachers: Transforming the Knowledge of Writing into the Teaching of Writing - Sandra Robinson, Victor Simpson and Krishna Seunarinesingh Chapter 2 - Krishna Seunarinesingh Chapter 3 Establishing a Context for Writing - Adeola Matthew Chapter 4 - Sandra Robinson Constructing Writing through Research, Planning and Use of Technology Chapter 5: Perspectives on Writing Research - Marise Butler Chapter 6 Technology and Writing in the English Classroom -Judith Hatt and Krishna Seunarinesingh Chapter 7 Designing Writing for Teaching: Principles and Practices - Angelina Polius Chapter 8 Planning for Writing - Using the Unit and Lesson to Shape Writing Instruction -Desryn Collins Chapter 9 - Victor Simpson Chapter 10 Enabling Student Writing through Note Taking - Kelvin Quintyne Chapter 11 - Janice Jules and Korah Belgrave Chapter 12 Responding to Student Writing - Lynette Tyson-Noel Supporting Students' Writing Experience Through Practice: Strategies and Activities Writing Strategies that Work - Karen Thomas and Yvonne Alexis-Jones Chapter 14 - Karen Thomas and Sharon Philip with Andrea Keizer-Bowman Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum - Janice Jules, Bernisa Roberts, Lydia Quinn and Gillian Fleary-Lazarus with Veronica Simon Chapter 16 Index Appendices - Helpful resources - Some strategies that work - Useful websites Templates Resources