Writing Skills Activities for Special Children »

Now available in lay flat, paperback edition, here's the book you need to help elementary students with special needs develop basic writing skills, relate writing to real-life tasks, and explore writing as a creative, enjoyable event! The book includes 135 step-by-step lessons and 269 illustrated activity sheets. It moves from copying words and completing sentences to processing the writing reports and stories, from filling out necessary forms to taking class notes, writing a letter, and addressing an envelope. For quick access and easy use, the lessons and activities are organized into four sections:

Writing Words
Writing Sentences
Writing Paragraphs
Other Types of Writing Activities

SECTION I: WRITING WORDS.
Part 1. Beginning Writing.
Part 2. Writing High-Frequency Words and Phrases.
Part 3. Increasing Vocabulary Words.
Part 4. Editing Words.
SECTION II: WRITING SENTENCES.
Part 1. Writing a Basic Sentence.
Part 2. Writing Sentences for a Specific Purpose.
Part 3. Varying Sentences.
Part 4. Proofreading/Editing Sentences.
SECTION III: WRITING PARAGRAPHS.
Part 1. The "Sandwich" Model for Paragraphs.
Part 2. Types of Paragraphs.
Part 3. Multiple Paragraphs.
SECTION IV: OTHER TYPE OF WRITING ACTIVITIES.
Part 1. Writing a Story.
Part 2. Writing for School Projects.
Part 3. Practical Writing Activities.
Part 4. Creative-Writing Activities.