I’m just not a good writer.”It’s a phrase teachers hear too often, usually at the exact moment a writing task is assigned.

From the early formation of letters to crafting an essay, writing involves perhaps more subskills than any other academic task. To write well requires combining multiple physical and mental processes ...

The official evaluation of this year's national tests for England's 11 year olds says half of schools thought the writing task unfit for the purpose. Typically 95% or so thought the tests adequate or ...