Closing the Writing Gap

Concise and well-evidenced overview of writing skill. A must for any teacher of any subject if you want better outcomes and more engagement from your students.

A very useful and comprehensive look at writing. As the other books in the series, it’s a very refreshing look on these topics.

I have read many books on the teaching of writing. Other than a couple of interesting facts, I could have done without reading this. Teachers crave useful ideas for teaching and this does not contain many handy tips.

This was purchased as a follow up from Quigley's first two books. Understandably, this is a very deep topic that Quigley has basically introduced as a framework for educators and facilitators. There is very little reference to those who struggle with their writing, including handwriting skills. Even so, it is clear, the terminology is comprehensive and relates to the UK's National Curriculum.

The content of the book is fantastic, but I’m disappointed in the physical condition of the book itself when it is bought ‘new’ and the packaging it arrived in was not damaged in anyway way. It’s too difficult to return products to Amazon now, so I doubt I’ll be buying books from here again, even if it’s a a £1 or so more to buy them elsewhere.