Best Practices in Writing Instruction

Type
Book
ISBN 10
1462537960 
ISBN 13
9781462537969 
Category
Book  [ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
2018 
Publisher
Pages
416 
Abstract

"Well established as a definitive text -- and now revised and updated with eight new chapters -- this book translates cutting-edge research into effective guidelines for teaching writing in grades K-12. Illustrated with vivid classroom examples, the book identifies the components of a complete, high-quality writing program. Leading experts provide strategies for teaching narrative and argumentative writing; using digital tools; helping students improve specific skills, from handwriting and spelling to sentence construction; teaching evaluation and revision; connecting reading and writing instruction; teaching vulnerable populations; using assessments to inform instruction; and more"-- 
Description
Part I: Introduction. Evidence-based practices in writing / Steve Graham and Karen B. Harris --
Part II: Creating a supportive writing environment. Setting up the writing classroom / Linda Friedrich --
Motivating writers / Pietro Boscolo and Carmen Gelati --
Part III: Writing for different purposes. Narrative writing / Carol Booth Olson and Lauren Godfrey --
Writing from source material / Michael Hebert --
Argumentative writing / Ralph P. Ferretti and William E. Lewis --
Writing to learn / Perry D. Klein, Katrina N. Haug, and Ashley Bildfell --
Writing with digital tools / Rachel Karchmer-Klein --
Part IV: Teaching writing. Handwriting and spelling / Rui Alexandre Alves, Teresa Limpo, Naymé Salas, and R. Malatesha Joshi --
Sentence construction / Bruce Saddler --
Planning / Debra McKeown and Erin FitzPatrick --
Evaluation and revision / Charles A. MacArthur --
Reading-writing connections / Timothy Shanahan --
Assessing writing / Joshua Wilson --
Instruction for students with special needs / Amy Gillespie Rouse --
Instruction for English learners / Adrian Pasquarella. 
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