Improving Students' Writing, K-8: From Meaning-Making to High Stakes!"Purposeful, realistic . . . and clearly writtena?|.the book renews my excitement for teaching writing, and for new teachers, the text offers suggestions from a voice of experience-all within the framework of NCLB legislation for differentiating teaching based on learnersa? needs." -Julia Weinberg, Instructor University of Nevada, Reno Give students the power to express their thinking in writing and to use writing as a process for learning! How can we improve students' ability to write "constructed response" to high stakes content area test items? How can we open for them the writing pathway to exploring and understanding informational texts? How can we help them develop the essential traits of proficient writing? Nationally recognized experts in literacy with experience in elementary, middle school, and university classrooms as well as consulting expertise, Barone and Taylor meld theoretical and practical considerations about writing instruction to explain how to teach each child to: Self-monitor to improve writing skills Grow in ability to write successful constructed response Use writing to process and stretch their own thinking Prepare for high stakes writing assessment Improving Studentsa? Writing, K-8 brings together real-life examples, rubrics, reproducible aids and how-toa's for getting the most out of your writers. |
Contents
Preface | 7 |
Writing to Learn and Understand | 8 |
Writing About Information | 29 |
Formal Narrative Writing | 65 |
Final Thoughts | 72 |
Preparing for HighStakes Writing Assessments | 95 |
Connecting Writing and Classroom Conversation | 125 |
Afterword | 145 |
References | 151 |
| 159 | |
| 162 | |
Other editions - View all
Improving Students' Writing, K-8: From Meaning-Making to High Stakes! Diane M. Barone,Joan M. Taylor No preview available - 2005 |
Common terms and phrases
2006 by Corwin Anasazi and/or answers Anthony audience Barone and Joan chapter classroom content areas convergent writing correct Corwin Press demonstrate Diane Eric evaluating example explain Figure focus focused Fourth-Grade genre gingerbread house grade grammar graphic organizer Hansel and Gretel help students High Stakes holistic ideas important Improving Students informational text informational writing interactive writing International Reading Association Joan Taylor listen literacy Math mean models narrative writing National Writing Project Nicole oral piece of writing practice prewriting proficiency Punctuation purchased this book questions readers Reprinted from Improving Reproduction authorized rights reserved Rubric Ryan sentence shared Sherry Sixth-Grade spelling story strategies structure student writing support students t-unit tell Thousand Oaks tion topic trait scoring type of writing understanding Venn diagram verbs Vivian Paley whales words writing assessments writing instruction writing tasks wrote www.corwinpress.com