Learning to write, writing to learn
Subtitle: theory and research in practice
By: Roselmina Indrisano, Jeanne R. Paratore, editors.
Contributors: Indrisano, Roselmina.; Paratore, Jeanne R.
Publisher: International Reading Association
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Newark, DE
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
Subjects: Language arts.; English language -- Composition and exercises -- Study and teaching.; Language arts -- Correlation with content subjects.
Description: Presents a comprehensive guide to understanding the basic principles of good writing instruction, and contains samples of student work and more.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Emergent writing: classroom practices that support young writers' development / Renée M. Casbergue and Mary Beth Plauché; title: Writing in primary classrooms: a teacher's story / Nancy Roser and Katherine Bomer; title: "In my country, we don't write stories, we tell our stories": writing with English-language learners in the primary grades / Julie Coppola ... [et al.]; title: Writing and poetry in the elementary grades / Roselmina Indrisano, Jennifer Hauck Bryson, and Merri Jones; title: Writing to learn in elementary classrooms / Bonnie B. Armbruster, Sarah S. McCarthey, and Sunday Cummins; title: Writing in immigrant families: parents and children writing at home / Jeanne R. Paratore ... [et al.]; title: Middle school writing: 9 essential components model / James Flood, Diane Lapp, and Wendy L. Ranck-Buhr; title: Creating independent writers and thinkers in secondary schools / Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Rita ElWardi; title: Writing and response in the secondary school / Richard Beach, Tom Friedrich, and David J. Williams; title: Writing and reading relationships in literacy learning / Elizabeth A. Close, Molly Hull, and Judith A. Langer; title: Why writing is technology: reflections in new media / Bertram C. Bruce and Sharon L. Comstock; title: Breaking ground: constructing authentic reading-writing assessments for middle and secondary school students / Robert C. Calfee and Roxanne Greitz Miller; title: Epilogue: effective professional development for improving literacy instruction / P. David Pearson, Barbara M. Taylor, and Anamarie Tam.