Descriptosaurus CD-ROM: Supporting Creative Writing for Ages 8-14

"This book is a treasure trove of descriptive language. Alison Wilcox provides teachers and parents with an array of words, phrases and sentences to use to help children develop their writing. You could use the images in this book as a starting point for creative writing, as an inspiration for stories and poems, or as a 'dip in' resource for when you're short of ideas. Highly recommended for both teachers and parents. I wish I'd had a copy of this book when I was a full time English teacher! Invest in a copy today; you'll be glad you did."Sue CowleyNow available with a CD-ROM for classroom use, Descriptosaurus is the first book for creative writing that is a thematic expansion of a dictionary and a thesaurus. It provides children with a comprehensive resource with which to expand their descriptive vocabulary, experiment with language and sentence structure and build up narratives based around the following areas: Settings - landscapes, settlements and atmosphere, Characters - appearance, emotions and personality, Creatures - appearance, abilities and habitats. New features for the second edition include:-IWB compatible CD-ROM containing all the main elements of the bookNew Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation coverageExpanded coverage of adverbsNew Planning sheets to help children organize and structure descriptionsPyramid Vocabulary buildersThe Descriptosaurus model was created and refined over a number of years as a result of feedback from children as to the resources they required to inspire and assist them with their writing. For reluctant writers or those faced with blank page syndrome, it provides essential starting points to encourage putting pen to paper. Using Descriptosaurus will not only inspire children, it will build their confidence and dramatically improve the content of their writing.