Using FIVES for Writing: Communicating, Thinking, and Learning Effectively - Softcover

9781943920303: Using FIVES for Writing: Communicating, Thinking, and Learning Effectively

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1943920303 ISBN 13: 9781943920303

Publisher: Learning Sciences International, 2018

Using FIVES for Communicating, Thinking, and Learning Effectively by Mary Shea and Nancy Roberts is written for all teachers who wish to improve their students' writing skills, regardless of subject area. Based on years of hands-on classroom experience and research, this book breaks down the steps for both reading with understanding and writing with Recognizing writing as a fundamental life skill Identifying all pre-writing considerations Visualizing the plan for an ABBC paragraph Expanding the process to an effective essay Synthesizing information from multiple sources The authors' previous book, The FIVES Strategy for Reading Comprehension (2016), guided educators through effective reading instruction. Now, in Using FIVES for Communicating, Thinking, and Learning Effectively, Shea and Roberts expand their technique to help students of all grades meet the standards for writing competence.

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In The FIVES Strategy for Reading Comprehension (2016), Mary Shea and Nancy Roberts guided educators through effective reading instruction, providing a roadmap for readers of all skill levels to internalize. Now, in Using FIVES for Writing: Communicating, Thinking, and Learning Effectively, Shea and Roberts expand their technique to help students of all grades meet the standards for writing competence"€"covering everything from constructed response paragraphs and integrated response essays to practical written expression.

Based on years of hands-on classroom experience and research, Using FIVES for Writing breaks down the steps for both reading with understanding and writing with confidence:

Recognizing writing as a Fundamental life skill

Identifying all pre-writing considerations

Visualizing the plan for an ABBC paragraph

Expanding the process to an effective essay

Synthesizing information from multiple sources

The parallel processes of reading and writing are gatekeepers to student success and are essential skills for lifelong learning. It is never too late for effective instruction to make a difference in how students are able to engage in language processes"€"gathering ideas, drawing informed conclusions, and expressing their own thinking"€"but there is never a better time to start than now.

About the Author

Mary Shea is professor emerita at SUNY Buffalo State and Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. She teaches courses in the graduate literacy MS programs. Previously, she worked for many years in western New York schools as a classroom teacher, literacy specialist, and language arts coordinator. She has also co-authored a book and quick reference guide focusing on the FIVE Strategies for Reading Comprehension.

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