Best Practices in Writing Instruction

416 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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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 assessment to inform instruction; and more. New to This Edition - Chapters on new topics: setting up the writing classroom and writing from informational source material. - New chapters on core topics: narrative writing, handwriting and spelling, planning, assessment, special-needs learners, and English learners. - Increased attention to reading-writing connections and using digital tools. - Incorporates the latest research and instructional procedures. See also Handbook of Writing Research, Second Edition, edited by Charles A. MacArthur, Steve Graham, and Jill Fitzgerald, which provides a comprehensive overview of writing research that informs good practice.

• ISBN: 9781462537969
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 27.12.2018
• Größe: 226 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• Herausgegeben von: Steve Graham, Charles A MacArthur, Michael A Hebert