Children's Writing: Perspectives from Research (Literacy Studies Series) - Softcover

Dahl, Karin L.; Farnan, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0872071898 ISBN 13: 9780872071896

Publisher: Intl Literacy Assn, 1998

Synopsis

An exploration of the findings and beliefs researchers and teachers have shared about classroom practices and children's writing processes. The authors examine timely subjects including the writing workshop, writing across subject areas, and writing technology.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

What does research tell us about children's writing processes and about their writing development? How can teachers design writing instruction that supports young writers at work and provides the structures and information that students need in order to improve? What instructional practices has research documented as effective and which are less effective? These questions are among the many posed by Karin L. Dahl and Nancy Farnan in this comprehensive yet readable review of recent research on children's writing.

This book is an exploration of the findings and beliefs researchers and teachers have shared about classroom practices and children's writing processes. The authors highlight representative studies with a focus on classroom application. They examine timely subjects including the writing workshop, writing across subject areas, and writing and technology. This volume looks at past findings and presents challenging questions for future research.

Dahl and Farnan seek to engage teachers in research inquiry and to expand collaborations between classroom instructors and university researchers. "Children's Writing" will appeal to elementary and middle school classroom teachers as well as to researchers looking for a review of recent findings on practices in children's writing.

About the Author:

Karin L. Dahl is an associate professor of language, literacy, and culture at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Nancy Farnan is a professor in the School of Teacher Education at San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Intl Literacy Assn
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0872071898
• ISBN 13: 9780872071896
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168