Overview

This book provides pre-service Caribbean teachers and educators with contextually tested, robust strategies and ways of thinking about writing instruction which will 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 to the teaching of writing within the Caribbean and its diaspora. It offers a wealth of examples, strategies, activities and tasks that are culturally sensitive to support the practice of writing educators in secondary and post-secondary institutions, teacher educators involved in teacher preparation, students studying at the university level in the Caribbean, as well as practitioners and researchers in the practice of Caribbean approaches to the teaching of writing to students within the diaspora. Written by experts and practitioners whose content and pedagogical experience with writing instruction spans primary, secondary and tertiary level classrooms, the 14 chapters are underpinned by evidence-informed practice. The text includes authentic classroom examples as well as templates and tools for educators. This is a key resource for educators teaching writing across all levels, pre-service teachers and teacher educators in the Caribbean, as well as researchers and scholars in language and literacy education.

Full Product Details

Author:   Sandra Robinson (University of the West Indies) ,  Victor C. Simpson (University of the West Indies) ,  Krishna Seunarinesingh (University of the West Indies)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781041024200

ISBN 10:   1041024207
Pages:   372
Publication Date:   27 January 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Foreword – Beverley Bryan Preface Introduction –Teaching Writing as Necessity and Skill – Sandra Robinson, Victor Simpson and Krishna Seunarinesingh Framing a Perspective of Writing with Teachers in Mind Chapter 1 Writing Teachers: Transforming the Knowledge of Writing into the Teaching of Writing – Sandra Robinson, Victor Simpson and Krishna Seunarinesingh Chapter 2 Becoming A Strategic Writing Teacher – Krishna Seunarinesingh Chapter 3 Establishing a Context for Writing – Adeola Matthew Chapter 4 Theoretical and Pedagogical Foundations of Teaching Writing – 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 Building the Structure and Content of Writing Chapter 9 Instruction in Critical Writing Elements – Victor Simpson Chapter 10 Enabling Student Writing through Note Taking – Kelvin Quintyne Chapter 11 Improving Writing Skills – The Mechanics – Janice Jules and Korah Belgrave Chapter 12 Responding to Student Writing – Lynette Tyson-Noel Supporting Students’ Writing Experience Through Practice: Strategies and Activities Chapter 13 Writing Strategies that Work – Karen Thomas and Yvonne Alexis-Jones Chapter 14 Writing in Response to Literature – Karen Thomas and Sharon Philip with Andrea Keizer-Bowman Chapter 15 Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum – Janice Jules, Bernisa Roberts, Lydia Quinn and Gillian Fleary-Lazarus with Veronica Simon Chapter 16 An Afterword: Teaching Writing for Now and Beyond Index Appendices Helpful resources Some strategies that work Useful websites Templates Resources

Reviews

'Teaching writing in the Caribbean: Culturally responsive practice and research for educators is a fresh, direct and enthusiastic guide for teachers of writing in the Caribbean. It has been prepared by more than a dozen, well-qualified Caribbean nationals with experience and expertise in teaching as well as in writing. It encourages personal planning, training, research, flexibility and focus on the learner in the preparation of teachers of writing. It should be a compulsory textbook in courses aimed at converting students into sensitive and sensible teachers of writing.' Peter A. Roberts, Professor Emeritus The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados and former Chief Examiner for CSEC English 'A'. '[T] he teacher is also foregrounded and treated in a professional, collegial and developmental way. As we move through the book, the teacher-reader is constantly being asked to reflect on the information, the applications and the research – to integrate the ideas into her own practice and monitor her own development through continuing research and professional learning communities. In fact, the number of articles and myriad voices in this collection models a kind of community in itself. The core of the book is learner-centred with its concern for honouring the language background of the students by its use of culturally relevant examples that draw on authentic classroom interaction, and artefacts, while also referencing Caribbean curricula and literature. The title itself makes clear that focus on the ‘particular’ As important as cultural responsiveness, is the essential principle of planning, which is foundational to language teaching, especially second language teaching. This is underscored in the chapters that focus on ‘design’: the work can be naturalistic and authentic but must also be intentional in its rigorous implementation. Several of the chapters foreground planning in its widest sense – taking account of external factors whether it is the contextual elements of classroom ecology; or the necessary systematic planning embedded in a specific writing task. Or, broader still, the meticulous work of lesson and unit planning.' Beverley Bryan, Retired Professor of Language Education from The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica

Author Information

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.

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