Ideas to Engage Your Students in Informative Writing

Andrell Education's Samantha Taylor is back with another literacy course, this time focusing on informative writing. You'll discover effective techniques for generating ideas, organising content, and developing thinking coherently before writing begins to equip your students to write with clarity and confidence. 

  • Targeted to

    Primary Teachers

  • 2 Hours

    Course Duration

  • Standards

    2.5

  • Star rating

    New course

About this course

Ideas to Engage your Students in Informative Writing is a practical course designed to equip teachers with the tools to help students write with clarity, confidence, and purpose. Participants will explore a range of techniques to support idea generation, ensuring students can access and organise content effectively when writing informatively. The course also introduces strategies to help learners develop their ideas more coherently before they begin writing—reducing cognitive overload and setting them up for success. Whether you're new to teaching writing or looking to refine your approach, this course offers practical insights to make informative writing a rewarding experience for all. 

You will:

  • Build a repertoire of techniques to help students generate a range of ideas during informative writing 
  • Learn strategies to help students develop their ideas more coherently before they start writing, reducing cognitive overload and providing them with the confidence and expertise to start the writing process  
  • Understand how to provide adequate scaffolding and to differentiate to support all learners in developing ideas to write about 

This course counts toward the PD requirements in your state

ClassCover Learn is an accessible way for Australian teachers to choose PD courses that interest you while helping maintain your accreditation. All courses on ClassCover Learn are created in line with AITSL Professional Standards for Teachers and count towards your teacher PD quota to maintain your accreditation.

For NSW teachers, ClassCover Learn is a recognised NESA registered professional development provider.

Learn more about the PD requirements in your state or territory

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Samantha Taylor

Educator & Owner of Andrell Education
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About the presenter

Samantha Taylor is an experienced educator and owner of Andrell Education. For over 12 years, Sammy has presented both in Australia and internationally on the Big Write and VCOP (vocabulary, connectors, openers, and punctuation) methodologies. Through her work with Andrell Education, Sammy is passionate about raising writing standards in junior school students across Australia.