Teaching Beginning Writers

by Kristen D. Ritchey and David L. Coker

Book Overview

An essential "how-to" primer, this book examines the process of learning to write and shares evidence-based instructional strategies for the primary grades. With an emphasis on explicit instruction and scaffolding students' learning, the authors explain when and how to teach handwriting, spelling, foundational skills such as sentence formation and editing, and composition in specific genres. They present clear-cut techniques for assessment, differentiation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1462520111
• ISBN13: 9781462520114
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 9.9"