STAGES OF TEACHING WRITING SKILL IN NIGERIAN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL.
Mrs. Y. G. Oluwole English Department, School of Languages,Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin.
Abstract
This paper examined the stages of teaching writing skill in Nigerian junior secondary schools. What writing entails, stages of writing, strategies such as imitating a model, spelling, etc were discussed. The paper recommended that students should try and get recommended textbooks as this will improve their writing skill; the Ministry of Education should recruit enough qualified teachers of English. It is also recommended that teachers should be allowed to attend seminars, conferences and workshops so as to brainstorm issues on writing.