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Daniels, Harvey; Zemelman, Steven – 1985
Intended for curriculum directors, English or language arts chairpeople, and administrators, this book is designed to illuminate the common beliefs and procedures of the National Writing Project, which have been developed with the support of Title IV-C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and state and local resources, by offering a…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Expository Writing, Higher Education, Program Evaluation
Newkirk, Thomas, Ed. – 1985
The twelve essays in this collection, selected by leading teacher educators, explore the composition process and composition instruction. The first essay, "Toward Righting Writing" by Arthur Diagon, serves as a prologue while the second section, "getting started," consists of "A Way of Writing" by William Stafford,…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Expository Writing, High Schools, Literature Appreciation
Moss, Barbara, Ed.; Lapp, Diane, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2009
Even the youngest readers and writers in today's classrooms can benefit enormously from engagement with a wide range of traditional and nontraditional texts. This teacher-friendly handbook is packed with creative strategies for introducing K-3 students to fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling;…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, High Stakes Tests, Visual Aids, Biographies
Cronin, Eileen M. – 1994
Beginning with a simple test that parents can conduct at home, this book presents a comprehensive and holistic program that any parent or teacher can use to help dyslexic children improve their reading, writing, and spelling. After an introduction that answers parents' questions about dyslexia, chapters in the book are: (1) Is Dyslexia Real?; (2)…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Holistic Approach
Hiemstra, Roger; Brier, Ellen M. – 1994
Designed as a practical guide for professionals in various fields as well as independent researchers and pre-professional students, this book provides a close look at how writing and publishing educational articles work. The book offers information on what editors are looking for, strategies to quickly improve each draft, and processes to remove…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Audience Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Flower, Linda – 1989
Reflecting new development in the field of rhetoric and composition, this textbook's third edition incorporates major changes which propose to turn theory into practical advice. These additions in the third edition draw on a new theoretical understanding of how writers operate within a discourse community, on a new research-based view of the…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Discourse Modes, Freshman Composition, Higher Education
Tchudi, Stephen N.; Tchudi, Susan J. – 1983
The first in a series on content area writing instruction, this booklet is intended for elementary school teachers who have taught writing, but who want to move into content writing topics and for teachers who are novices at teaching writing but who think content writing instruction might be an important skill to teach their students. The three…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
Chew, Charles R. – 1983
Resulting from a summer workshop concentrating on the writing of elementary school children, this booklet begins by reviewing a number of articles read and discussed by workshop participants. The second section, drawing upon the work of Sheila Schlawin, focuses on the composing process and answers a number of questions that teachers have about…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Education, Lesson Plans, Program Improvement
Freeman, Marcia S. – 1999
Taking students from emergent to elaborative writers, this book shows teachers how to conduct a daily writing workshop, manage the writing process, and teach the expository and narrative writing techniques primary-grade students will need to become fluent writers. It includes advice on setting up the classroom; scheduling and organizing the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Emergent Literacy, Parent Education
Young, Art, Ed.; Fulwiler, Toby, Ed. – 1986
The impact of a writing-across-the-curriculum program on the professional life of a single university department and on the pedagogical life of an entire campus community is the focus of this book. The essays in the first section explain writing across the curriculum and provide a context for collective writing research. This section demonstrates…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, Content Area Writing, Cooperation
Berger, Allen; Shafran, Elizabeth A. – 2000
This book describes a literacy program called Teens for Literacy, in operation over 10 years, and explains how readers can set up a similar program in their school or community. The book states that the program is intended to interest middle school and high school students in promoting literacy while improving their reading and writing skills. It…
Descriptors: Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Literacy, Middle School Students
Eggleston, John; Klein, Gillian – 1997
This guide to academic publishing is intended to provide practical help to professionals working not only at the university level but also to teachers in schools and to researchers. It is concerned with writing for publication, and offers advice on content, style, choice of publication, submissions, refereeing, citations, editorial decisions, and…
Descriptors: Faculty Publishing, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Professional Development
Cantor, Jeffrey A. – 1993
This book presents a comprehensive guide to academic writing and publishing, approaching the subject within the context of understanding academic tenure and promotion decisions. The book first provides an overview of the various avenues for publication, such as scholarly journals, books, and conference and symposium papers. Subsequent chapters…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Decision Making, Electronic Publishing, Faculty Publishing
Boone, Barbara Z. – 1996
This book offers "teacher-friendly" lessons to plan flexible, interesting writer's workshop programs for students. The book gives short, self-contained lessons to boost writing skills and raise interest levels, whether they are used as a regular part of curriculum or plugged in as time allows. The book's 73 mini-lessons give the help…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing, Elementary Education, Instructional Improvement
Tchudi, Stephen N.; Huerta, Margie C. – 1983
The second in a series on content area writing instruction, this booklet is intended for middle school and junior high school teachers who have taught writing but who want to move into content writing topics and for teachers who are novices at teaching writing but who think content writing instruction might be an important skill to teach their…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
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