Handbook for Planning an Effective Writing Program, K-12

Handbook for Planning an Effective Writing Program, K-12
Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 80
Release: 1996-02
Genre:
ISBN: 078812725X

This popular handbook is designed to provide teachers, curriculum specialists, school administrators, parents, and students with a standard for assessing existing writing programs, and a tool for helping them design new programs. It includes information to help them identify the strengths and weaknesses of existing or proposed writing programs and to select strategies for change. Addresses both the content and teaching methodology of a writing program; that is, what ought to be taught and how it should be taught. Award Winner. Illustrated.

Best Practices in Writing Instruction

Best Practices in Writing Instruction
Author: Steve Graham
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2013-03-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1462508715

Highly practical and accessible, this indispensable book provides clear-cut strategies for improving K-12 writing instruction. The contributors are leading authorities who demonstrate proven ways to teach different aspects of writing, with chapters on planning, revision, sentence construction, handwriting, spelling, and motivation. The use of the Internet in instruction is addressed, and exemplary approaches to teaching English-language learners and students with special needs are discussed. The book also offers best-practice guidelines for designing an effective writing program. Focusing on everyday applications of current scientific research, the book features many illustrative case examples and vignettes.

Handbook for Planning an Effective Writing Program

Handbook for Planning an Effective Writing Program
Author: California. State Department of Education
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1986
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Provides a standard to evaluate existing writing programs and a tool for helping to design new programs.

Handbook of Research on Digital Tools for Writing Instruction in K-12 Settings

Handbook of Research on Digital Tools for Writing Instruction in K-12 Settings
Author: Anderson, Rebecca S.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 759
Release: 2014-04-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1466659831

More emphasis is being placed on writing instruction in K-12 schools than ever before. With the growing number of digital tools in the classroom, it is important that K-12 teachers learn how to use these tools to effectively teach writing in all content areas. The Handbook of Research on Digital Tools for Writing Instruction in K-12 Settings will provide research about how students use digital tools to write, both in and out of school settings, as well as discuss issues and concerns related to the use of these learning methods. This publication is beneficial to educators, professionals, and researchers working in the field of K-12 and teacher education.

The Educational Technology Handbook

The Educational Technology Handbook
Author: Steven Hackbarth
Publisher: Educational Technology
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1996
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780877782926

Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, k, p, e, i, s, t.

Handbook of Writing Research, Second Edition

Handbook of Writing Research, Second Edition
Author: Charles A. MacArthur
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2016-10-31
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1462529313

The definitive reference in the field, this volume synthesizes current knowledge on writing development and instruction at all grade levels. Prominent scholars examine numerous facets of writing from sociocultural, cognitive, linguistic, neuroscience, and new literacy/technological perspectives. The volume reviews the evidence base for widely used instructional approaches, including those targeting particular components of writing. Issues in teaching specific populations--including students with disabilities and English learners--are addressed. Innovative research methods and analytic tools are clearly explained, and key directions for future investigation identified. New to This Edition *Chapters on genre instruction, evaluation and revision, argumentative writing, computer-based instruction, and professional development. *Chapters on new literacies, out-of-school writing, translation, and self-regulation. *Many new topics and authors, including more international perspectives. *Multiple chapters connect research findings to the Common Core writing standards. See also the editors' Best Practices in Writing Instruction, Second Edition, an accessible course text and practitioner's guide.

School, Family, and Community Partnerships

School, Family, and Community Partnerships
Author: Joyce L. Epstein
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2018-07-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1483320014

Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.

Write Track

Write Track
Author: Nelson Thomson Learning
Publisher:
Total Pages: 401
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9780176066086