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

Graham, Steve [Editor]; MacArthur, Charles A. [Editor]; Fitzgerald, Jill [Editor];

ISBN 10: 1593854323 / ISBN 13: 9781593854324

Published by The Guilford Press, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Best Practices in Writing Instruction (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy)
• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593854323
• ISBN 13: 9781593854324
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 17 ounces

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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 guidelines for designing an effective writing program. Focusing on everyday applications of current scientific research, the book features many illustrative case examples and vignettes. 

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 American Educational Research Association.
 
Charles A. MacArthur, PhD, is Professor of Special Education and Literacy in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. He is coeditor of the Journal of Special Education.
 
Jill Fitzgerald, PhD, is Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Literacy Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the recipient of the American Educational Research Association's Outstanding Review of Research Award and (with George Noblit) the International Reading Association's Dina Feitelson Award for Research.