Best Practices in Writing Instruction (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1593854331 ISBN 13: 9781593854331

Publisher: The Guilford Press, 2007

Synopsis

Highly practical and accessible, this indispensable book provides clear-cut strategies for improving K-12 writing instruction. The contributors are leading authorities who demonstrate proven ways to teach different aspects of writing, with chapters on planning, revision, sentence construction, handwriting, spelling, and motivation. The use of the Internet in instruction is addressed, and exemplary approaches to teaching English-language learners and students with special needs are discussed. The book also offers best-practice...

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About the Author

Steve Graham, EdD, is the Currey-Ingram Professor of Special Education and Literacy in the School of Education at Vanderbilt University. The editor of Exceptional Children, Dr. Graham is the recipient of the Career Research Award from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), the Samuel A. Kirk Award from the CEC Division for Learning Disabilities, and the Distinguished Research Award from the Special Education Interest Group of the...

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Review

"This volume is an amazing synthesis of current theories and practices related to writing research and teaching. Each chapter addresses important topics in writing and provides interesting, thought-provoking suggestions for instruction. I recommend this book highly and enthusiastically. It is an ideal text for master's-level courses."--Patricia L. Anders, PhD, Department of Language, Reading and Culture, College of Education, University of Arizona "Jam-packed with current research and step-by-step classroom activities, this...

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Edition details

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1593854331
• ISBN 13: 9781593854331
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 340
• Editor: Graham Steve, MacArthur Charles A., Fitzgerald Jill