Developing Cultural Literacy Through the Writing Process: Empowering All Learners

This work promotes the expansion of cultural literacy with the development of process-based writing. It examines each stage of the writing process, emphasizing the recursive and overlapping nature of the stages. Using many related model activities, it shows classroom and prospective teachers how to develop the writing process while expanding the child's knowledge base and providing opportunities for the child to think critically.

Combines the expansion of cultural literacy with the development of process-based writing. Model activities from across subject areas are presented at the end of each chapter. The authors detail ideas on integrating the curriculum content with the language arts.

Vignettes, interviews with leaders in the field, and comments from teachers are integrated throughout the book. Model activities, sample letters, and checklists are provided. Chapter nine contains descriptions of a myriad assortment of journal styles.

K-12 in-service teachers. A Longwood Professional Book.