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Best Practices in Writing Instruction 3/e

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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.
I. Introduction 1. Evidence-Based Practices in Writing, Steve Graham & Karen R. Harris II. Creating a Supportive Writing Environment 2. Setting Up the Writing Classroom, Linda Friedrich 3. Motivating Writers, Pietro Boscolo & Carmen Gelati III. Writing for Different Purposes 4. Narrative Writing, Carol Booth Olson & Lauren Godfrey 5. Writing from Source Material, Michael Hebert 6. Argumentative Writing, Ralph P. Ferretti & William E. Lewis 7. Writing to Learn, Perry D. Klein, Katrina N. Haug, & Ashley Bildfell 8. Writing with Digital Tools, Rachel Karchmer-Klein IV. Teaching Writing 9. Handwriting and Spelling, Rui Alexandre Alves, Teresa Limpo, Nayme Salas, & R. Malatesha Joshi 10. Sentence Construction, Bruce Saddler 11. Planning, Debra McKeown & Erin FitzPatrick 12. Evaluation and Revision, Charles A. MacArthur 13. Reading-Writing Connections, Timothy Shanahan 14. Assessing Writing, Joshua Wilson 15. Instruction for Students with Special Needs, Amy Gillespie Rouse 16. Instruction for English Learners, Adrian Pasquarella Index
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