Best Practices in Writing Instruction (Solving Problems In Teaching Of Literacy Series) » (1st Edition)

Steve Graham, EdD, is the Currey-Ingram Professor of Special Education and Literacy in the School of Education at Vanderbilt University. The editor of Exceptional Children, Dr. Graham is the recipient of the Career Research Award from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), the Samuel A. Kirk Award from the CEC Division for Learning Disabilities, and the Distinguished Research Award from the Special Education Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association.
 
Charles A. MacArthur, PhD, is Professor of Special Education and Literacy in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. He is coeditor of the Journal of Special Education.
 
Jill Fitzgerald, PhD, is Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Literacy Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the recipient of the American Educational Research Association's Outstanding Review of Research Award and (with George Noblit) the International Reading Association's Dina Feitelson Award for Research.

Highly practical and accessible, this indispensable book provides clear-cut strategies for improving K-12 writing instruction. The contributors are leading authorities who demonstrate proven ways to teach different aspects of writing, with chapters on planning, revision, sentence construction, handwriting, spelling, and motivation. The use of the Internet in instruction is addressed, and exemplary approaches to teaching English-language learners and students with special needs are discussed. The book also offers best-practice guidelines for designing an effective writing program. Focusing on everyday applications of current scientific research, the book features many illustrative case examples and vignettes. 

Introduction: Best Practices in Writing Instruction   Steve Graham   Charles A. MacArthur   Jill Fitzgerald     1
Designing Writing Programs
Writing Instruction in Engaging and Effective Elementary Settings   Michael Pressley   Lindsey Mohan   Lauren Fingeret   Kelly Reffitt   Lisa Raphael-Bogaert     13
Best Practices in Implementing a Process Approach to Teaching Writing   Ruie J. Pritchard   Ronald L. Honeycutt     28
Best Narrative Writing Practices When Teaching from a Developmental Framework   Anne McKeough   Jaime Palmer   Marya Jarvey   Stan Bird     50
Best Practices in Developing a Writing across the Curriculum Program in the Secondary School   George E. Newell   Susan Koukis   Stacy Boster     74
Strategies for Teaching and Learning
Writing Instruction for Young Children: Methods Targeting the Multiple Demands That Writers Face   David Coker     101
Best Practices in Teaching Planning   Steve Graham   Karen R. Harris     119
Best Practices in Teaching Evaluation and Revision   Charles A. MacArthur     141
Improving Sentence Construction Skills through Sentence-Combining Practice   Bruce Saddler     163
Best Practices in Spelling and Handwriting   Bob Schlagal     179
Best Practices in Promoting Motivation for Writing   Pietro Boscolo   Carmen Gelati     202
Best Practices in Using the Internet to Support Writing   Rachel Karchmer-Klein     222
Best Practices in Teaching Writing to Adolescents   Dolores Perin     242
Best Practices in Writing Assessment   Robert C. Calfee   Roxanne Greitz Miller     265
Special Populations
What Is Sound Writing Instruction for Multilingual Learners?   Jill Fitzgerald   Steve Amendum     289
Best Practices in Teaching Writing to Students with Special Needs   Susan De La Paz     308
Index     329