Interactive Writing Across Grades: A Small Practice with Big Results - Softcover

Roth, Kate; Dabrowski, Joan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 162531115X ISBN 13: 9781625311153

Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

When done on a regular basis, interactive writing has the potential to improve independent writing. Authors Kate Roth and Joan Dabrowski detail how this systemic approach can be applied in Interactive Writing Across Grades: A Small Practice with Big Results, PreK-5.' Interactive writing harnesses the natural interactions teachers have with their students as they compose a writing piece. It allows for real-time differentiation and tailored scaffolding. This method fits within any basal writing curriculum and can be adapted to your classroom's technology levels. This book acts as a how-to guide that unpacks this powerful method, going step-by-step and grade-by-grade to figure out where and how interactive writing fits within your literacy framework. Inside you'll find:A complete overview of the interactive writing method and how it fits into your balanced literacy program Concrete ways to launch interactive writing in your classroom to support both process and craft instruction Step-by-step guidance to implement the method with students of all ages Student examples of writing from grades Pre-K through 5 to show what to expect at each phase of the process 'Listen in on a Lesson vignettes that demonstrate the type of scaffolding you can offer during interactive writing lessons Discover what makes interactive writing a particularly effective teaching practice that can support both emergent and fluent writers. Interactive Writing Across Grades can help put this method to work in the classroom immediately. '

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About the Author

Kate Roth has been a classroom teacher, Reading Recovery teacher, researcher, and literacy coach in the United States and abroad. Kate has also published twenty books for children on how to write as part of the Language Arts Explorer Junior series. Kate Roth has been a classroom teacher, Reading Recovery teacher, researcher, and literacy coach in the United States and abroad. Kate has also published twenty books for children on how to write as part of the Language Arts Explorer Junior series.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 162531115X
• ISBN 13: 9781625311153
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 202