Opening Doors to Quality Writing: Ideas for writing inspired by great writers for ages 6 to 9

In Opening Doors to Famous Poetry and Prose, Bob Cox introduced teachers to engaging strategies which use literary heritage texts as the stimulus for excellent learning. This new companion book, Opening Doors to Quality Writing, for ages 6 to 9, puts the focus on pupils producing quality writing developing their literacy skills and a love of reading in the process.

In the course of his educational consultancy work, Bob has seen many teachers successfully use the scope and depth which literature can offer to inspire high standards, mastery learning and, above all, a love of language in its many forms. Schools using the 'opening doors' strategies told Bob they led to:
More teacher empowerment and confidence.More knowledge building for pupils and teachers.A growing confidence with literature, including poetry.Planning from the top becoming a norm.Planning for mastery learning becoming a norm.Improved comprehension skills.Improved quality writing and associated exciment.

They also asked Bob for further examples of inspiring, quality texts, and more ways in which pupils of all abilities can access them. Bob was only too happy to oblige.

These 15 units of work cover poetry and prose: each unit provides exciting stimulus material, creative ideas for writing projects, and differentiation and support strategies, meaning all pupils can achieve the quality writing objectives. All the units should help teachers facilitate understanding of the challenging texts and maximise the huge potential for quality writing. Discover a multitude of ready-to-use ideas, inspired by classic literature and great writers' works, along with plenty of new strategies and advice.

The Opening Doors to Quality Writing series won the 2017 Education Resources Awards in the Educational Book Award category.

Judges' Comments: "Described as two gems which provide innovative approaches to exploring quality texts as stimuli for children's writing. Judges described The Opening Doors to Quality Writing series as an invaluable resource, particularly for non-specialist teachers. Excellent literary choices contained within very attractively produced books."

Opening Doors To Quality Writing: Ideas for writing inspired by great writers for ages 10 to 13 ; In Opening Doors to Famous Poetry and Prose, Bob Cox introduced teachers to engaging strategies which use literary heritage texts as the stimulus for excellent learning.; Units include:
Part 1: Opening doors to poetry1. His Waistcoat and Trousers Were Made of Pork Chops 'The New Vestments' by Edward Lear 2. Prefabulous Animiles 'The Hippocrump' by James Reeves 3. Slowly the Tide Creeps Up the Sand 'Slowly' by James Reeves 4. Colour Your World 'What is Pink?' by Christina Rossetti 5. The Nymph and the Goblin 'Overheard on a Saltmarsh' by Harold Monro 6. Pictures in My Head 'A Child's Thought' by Robert Louis Stevenson 7. He's Behind You! 'The Elf Singing' by William Allingham 8. The Sounds of Silence 'Lonely Street' by Francisco Lopez Merino 9. Pond Dipping 'Daddy Fel

Bob Cox is an independent educational consultant, writer and teacher coach who works nationally and internationally to support outstanding learning. Bob has been working with clusters of schools and local authorities to apply opening doors strategies to raise standards in English and to make links between quality texts and quality writing. Before that Bob taught English for 23 years.