Because Writing Matters: Improving Student Writing in Our SchoolsThis updated edition of the best-selling book Because Writing Matters reflects the most recent research and reports on the need for teaching writing, and it includes new sections on writing and English language learners, technology, and the writing process. |
Contents
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Challenges and Expectations | 9 |
TWO Learning to Write | 19 |
THREE Writing to Learn | 43 |
FOUR Professional Development | 57 |
FIVE Standards and Assessments for Writing | 71 |
SIX What Administrators Can Do to Create | 87 |
Notes | 105 |
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