Month-By-Month Trait-Based Writing Instruction (Month-By-Month (Scholastic))

Maria Walther

ISBN 10: 054506693X / ISBN 13: 9780545066938

Published by Scholastic Teaching Resources 2009-06-01, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Month-By-Month Trait-Based Writing Instruction (Month-By-Month (Scholastic))
• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources 2009-06-01
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 054506693X
• ISBN 13: 9780545066938
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In this comprehensive resource, two veteran primary teachers share a multi-faceted approach to teaching writing that seamlessly combines the use of powerful mentor texts, strategy lessons, and the traitsNideas, organization, word choice, voice, sentence fluency, and conventions. Their yearlong planNorganized month-by-monthNincludes ideas for interactive morning messages, read-aloud suggestions, and more than 75 mini-lessons for teaching genre, grammar, the traits, and much more. Also included are reproducible planning sheets for a variety of genres and editing checklists, plus more than 250 literature suggestions. You'll find everything you need to help your young writers soar! For use with Grades KŠ2.

About the Authors

Katherine Phillips coauthored Month-by-Month Trait-Based Writing Instruction. They teach first grade in the Chicago area.

Maria P. Walther, Ed.D., is a first-grade teacher in the Chicago area and an expert in early literacy. She is the author of four professional books, including Teaching Struggling Readers With Poetry and Literature is Back! She is also the coauthor of Next Step Guided Reading Assessment (Scholastic). Dr. Walther enjoys sharing her passion for teaching young literacy learners with other professionals.