Journeys

Journeys
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Publisher : Prentice Hall
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0130221449
ISBN-13 : 9780130221445
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Journeys by : Carolyn L. Piazza

As any writing teacher will tell you, writing is about the journey, not the destination. This practical new book takes that idea to heart and presents a map for the trip based on the five elements of the Writer's Workshop: mini-lessons, reading, composing, sharing, and continuous assessment. Two-part chapters first address the type of writing being considered—poetry, story, expository, journal, personal, or persuasive—in light of the five workshop elements; then, provide vignettes from three elementary classrooms that show the workshop elements being effectively implemented. Along the way, student artifacts from grades 1, 3, and 5—and the insights of three teachers from these grades—bolster the book's narrative. For elementary school English teachers.

The Learning-to-write Process in Elementary Classrooms

The Learning-to-write Process in Elementary Classrooms
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 237
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ISBN-10 : 9781136606465
ISBN-13 : 1136606467
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis The Learning-to-write Process in Elementary Classrooms by : Suzanne Bratcher

This text models for teachers how to help children learn and write by establishing comfort with writing, building confidence, and developing competence. Several themes run through the learning-to-write-process presented in this text: * Writing is communication; * Writing is a powerful tool for learning; * How children feel about their writing and themselves as writers affects how they learn to write; * Teachers are coworkers with students; children from many backgrounds can learn to write together. The text sythesizes what we know about how children learn, how we write, and what we write into a process of teaching children to write. It is intended to serve as a starting place for developing theories of how to best teach writing.

Visual Thinking Strategies

Visual Thinking Strategies
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Publisher : Harvard Education Press
Total Pages : 219
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ISBN-10 : 9781612506111
ISBN-13 : 1612506119
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Visual Thinking Strategies by : Philip Yenawine

2014 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice "What’s going on in this picture?" With this one question and a carefully chosen work of art, teachers can start their students down a path toward deeper learning and other skills now encouraged by the Common Core State Standards. The Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) teaching method has been successfully implemented in schools, districts, and cultural institutions nationwide, including bilingual schools in California, West Orange Public Schools in New Jersey, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. It provides for open-ended yet highly structured discussions of visual art, and significantly increases students’ critical thinking, language, and literacy skills along the way. Philip Yenawine, former education director of New York’s Museum of Modern Art and cocreator of the VTS curriculum, writes engagingly about his years of experience with elementary school students in the classroom. He reveals how VTS was developed and demonstrates how teachers are using art—as well as poems, primary documents, and other visual artifacts—to increase a variety of skills, including writing, listening, and speaking, across a range of subjects. The book shows how VTS can be easily and effectively integrated into elementary classroom lessons in just ten hours of a school year to create learner-centered environments where students at all levels are involved in rich, absorbing discussions.

Other People's Children

Other People's Children
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Publisher : The New Press
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9781595580740
ISBN-13 : 1595580743
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Other People's Children by : Lisa D. Delpit

An updated edition of the award-winning analysis of the role of race in the classroom features a new author introduction and framing essays by Herbert Kohl and Charles Payne, in an account that shares ideas about how teachers can function as "cultural transmitters" in contemporary schools and communicate more effectively to overcome race-related academic challenges. Original.

Handbook of Reading Research

Handbook of Reading Research
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 1108
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ISBN-10 : 0805824162
ISBN-13 : 9780805824162
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook of Reading Research by : P. David Pearson

"The Handbook of Reading Research is the research handbook for the field. Each volume has come to define the field for the period of time it covers ... When taken as a set, the four volumes provide a definitive history of reading research"--Back of cover, volume 4.

Wondrous Words

Wondrous Words
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Publisher : National Council of Teachers of English (Ncte)
Total Pages : 332
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015061421494
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Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis Wondrous Words by : Katie Wood Ray

Examines the theoretical underpinnings of how students learn to write from reading other writers; describes various kinds of inquiry designed to help teachers and students learn how to learn from writers; and includes thoughts from the author on writing and teaching, as well as a selection of resource materials.

Mentor Texts

Mentor Texts
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 474
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ISBN-10 : 9781003843481
ISBN-13 : 1003843484
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis Mentor Texts by : Rose Cappelli

In their first edition of Mentor Texts, authors Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli helped teachers across the country make the most of high-quality children's literature in their writing instruction. Mentor Texts: Teaching Writing Through Children's Literature, K-6, 2nd Edition the authors continue to show teachers how to help students become confident, accomplished writers by using literature as their foundation. The second edition includes brand-new Your Turn Lessons, built around the gradual release of responsibility model, offering suggestions for demonstrations and shared or guided writing. Reflection is emphasized as a necessary component to understanding why mentor authors chose certain strategies, literary devices, sentence structures, and words. Dorfman and Cappelli offer new children's book titles in each chapter and in a carefully curated and annotated Treasure Chest. At the end of each chapter a Think About It'sTalk About It'sWrite About It section invites reflection and conversation with colleagues.The book is organized around the characteristics of good writing'sfocus, content, organization, style, and conventions. The authors write in a friendly and conversational style, employing numerous anecdotes to help teachers visualize the process, and offer strategies that can be immediately implemented in the classroom. This practical resource demonstrates the power of learning to read like writers.

Teaching Writing

Teaching Writing
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Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 0325118124
ISBN-13 : 9780325118123
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Teaching Writing by : Lucy Calkins

"Writing allows each of us to live with that special wide-awakeness that comes from knowing that our lives and our ideas are worth writing about." -Lucy Calkins Teaching Writing is Lucy Calkins at her best-a distillation of the work that's placed Lucy and her colleagues at the forefront of the teaching of writing for over thirty years. This book promises to inspire teachers to teach with renewed passion and power and to invigorate the entire school day. This is a book for readers who want an introduction to the writing workshop, and for those who've lived and breathed this work for decades. Although Lucy addresses the familiar topics-the writing process, conferring, kinds of writing, and writing assessment- she helps us see those topics with new eyes. She clears away the debris to show us the teeny details, and she shows us the majesty and meaning, too, in these simple yet powerful teaching acts. Download a sample chapter for more information.

Writing to Learn

Writing to Learn
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 331
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ISBN-10 : 9780062244697
ISBN-13 : 0062244698
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis Writing to Learn by : William Zinsser

This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning.

The Writing Revolution

The Writing Revolution
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 311
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ISBN-10 : 9781119364917
ISBN-13 : 1119364914
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis The Writing Revolution by : Judith C. Hochman

Why you need a writing revolution in your classroom and how to lead it The Writing Revolution (TWR) provides a clear method of instruction that you can use no matter what subject or grade level you teach. The model, also known as The Hochman Method, has demonstrated, over and over, that it can turn weak writers into strong communicators by focusing on specific techniques that match their needs and by providing them with targeted feedback. Insurmountable as the challenges faced by many students may seem, The Writing Revolution can make a dramatic difference. And the method does more than improve writing skills. It also helps: Boost reading comprehension Improve organizational and study skills Enhance speaking abilities Develop analytical capabilities The Writing Revolution is as much a method of teaching content as it is a method of teaching writing. There's no separate writing block and no separate writing curriculum. Instead, teachers of all subjects adapt the TWR strategies and activities to their current curriculum and weave them into their content instruction. But perhaps what's most revolutionary about the TWR method is that it takes the mystery out of learning to write well. It breaks the writing process down into manageable chunks and then has students practice the chunks they need, repeatedly, while also learning content.