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Karen R. Harris

    Writing Better
    Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students
    • Finally—highly effective, field-tested lesson plans for the students in every elementary and middle school classroom who struggle with writing. The practical how-to follow-up to Graham and Harris's popular Writing Better, this book is just what K–8 educators need to advance all students' writing skills, whether they have learning disabilities or just need extra help. Teachers will get concise lesson plans they can use to easily supplement their existing writing curriculum. From 20 to 50 minutes each, the lessons Firmly grounded in the authors' Self-Regulated Strategy Development approach, which has been proven effective by 2 decades of research, these brief, powerful lessons will help transform struggling students into confident, skilled, and motivated writers.

      Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students2014
    • Writing Better

      Effective Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning Difficulties

      • 177 stron
      • 7 godzin czytania

      Whether they have learning disabilities or just need extra help, struggling writers can improve their skills dramatically if they get the detailed, explicit instruction they need. This practical guidebook shows elementary school teachers how to make this systematic instruction part of their classroom. Educators will find a wide range of specific strategies that includeactivities for every phase of the writing process, from brainstorming and goal-setting to revisingproof of effectiveness with students who have learning disabilities (field-testing data included)guidelines on how to teach the strategies and use them across gradeseasy-to-learn formats for students, such as mnemonic devices and short step-by-step action plansexercises specially tailored for different types of writing, including stories, explanations, persuasive essays, reports, and comparisonseverything teachers need — no additional materials necessaryPhotocopiable student worksheets give teachers ready-to-use writing activities, and before-and-after examples of student writing demonstrate how the strategies work. With these practical, scientifically validated ideas and exercises, teachers will help struggling students develop a toolbox of skills to improve their classwork and change the way they feel about writing.

      Writing Better2004