ABSTRACT
Some of the most important assessment of children’s writing is carried out orally during the process of writing when the teacher sits with the child and offers advice. This kind of advice is likely to be most effective if the teacher has a clear idea of how children’s writing should develop ( Chapter 12, ‘The development of writing’) and has a clear idea about how to intervene. The other day-to-day activity that can be a vital assessment tool is marking: either with the child or after the event.
