ABSTRACT
I. The Processes Writers Use II. Teaching Writing in the Writers’ and Readers’ Workshop III. The Developmental Nature of Writing: Types of Writing Systems Used by Children
1. Random marks 2. Drawing 3. Scribbles 4. Copying Environmental print 5. Random letters 6. Early invented or transitional spelling 7. Full invented or transitional spelling
IV. The Primary Years 1. Interactive Writing 2. Other Motivational Devices
V. The Intermediate Years 1. Teaching Sentence Combining 2. Teaching Narrative Story Structures 3. Teaching Non-Narrative Forms 4. Reading Logs 5. Improving Writing Fluency 6. Teaching Grammar Through Writing 7. Understanding Students Thinking
CHAPTER GOALS
• The processes writer’s use. • How writing can be taught in a workshop model. • The developmental nature of writing skills. • The types of writing instruction that are useful for students. • How writing allows teachers’ to understand students’ thinking. • The use if technology in writing instructions.
