Revisiting the teaching of writing
Subtitle: process, purpose, audience
By: Jan Turbill, Wendy Bean ; with a foreword by Mem Fox.
Contributors: Bean, Wendy.
Publisher: Richard C. Owen Publishers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Katonah, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781572747487
Subjects: English language -- Composition and exercises; Language arts (Elementary)
Description: "Describes a model for teaching writing with a focus on audience, purpose, and genre, defines good writing, examines the process of writing, presents historical changes in teaching writing, and includes assessment and professional development activities"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Teaching writing; title: Reading-writing connections; title: Revisiting approaches to writing instruction; title: Basics of writing and the role of the teacher; title: A model for teaching writing; title: Helping writers consider audience, purpose, and genre; title: The four pillars for managing writing instruction; title: Assessing writing using a teaching/learning cycle; title: Teacher responses to assessment data.