The activities in How to Dazzle at Writing concentrate on composing skills. They help Key Stage 3 (KS3) pupils with special educational needs to write in different genres, from letters and reports to song lyrics, stories and poetry. Each activity includes stimulus material to set the scene and where necessary provides an example of the genre.

 

This book is part of a book series called How To Dazzle At .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

This book was published 2011 by Brilliant Publications .

A member of the Society of Authors, with over 60 titles to her name, Irene Yates has also written for the Times Education Suppliment, Scholastic Teachers' Magazine and BBC Schools' Radio. An expert in literacy and language development, she became a writing member of the first SCAA KS1 Test Development Team, and contributed to the Reading Tests in 1995, 1996 and 1997. She also visits schools reqularly as a Writer and Poet, and runs teacher training days in all aspects of language development, particularly literacy.