Getting Started with the Traits, Grades 3-5

Ruth Culham, Raymond Coutu

ISBN 10: 0545111900 / ISBN 13: 9780545111904

Published by Scholastic Teaching Resources, US, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Getting Started with the Traits, Grades 3-5
• Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources, US
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0545111900
• ISBN 13: 9780545111904
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 249 grams

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Synopsis

For intermediate-grade teachers who want to weave the traits into their writing program but are unsure where to begin, help has arrived! This book contain just what they need to get started: trait-focused lessons, activities, reproducibles, scoring guides, conference comments, scored sample papers, children's book lists, and teaching tips. But Culham and Coutu do more than provide ""stuff""; they provide reliable, levelheaded, easy-to-follow advice on applying the traits so teachers begin seeing results in their students' work from day one.

About the Author

Ruth Culham, Ed.D., is the president of the Culham Writing Company and former Unit Manager of the Assessment Program at Education Northwest in Portland, Oregon. She is the recognized expert in the traits of writing field and author of many professional resources published by Scholastic, including 6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide, Grades 3 and Up; 6+1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for the Primary Grades; and Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide for Middle School, and is the winner of the 2011 Teacher's Choice award.