Focused on enhancing writing skills for students in grades three to twelve, this resource offers innovative strategies tailored to contemporary interests like technology and social media. Authored by Rebecca G. Harper, it provides teachers with practical suggestions to integrate writing instruction across various subjects, ensuring alignment with educational standards and fostering student engagement.
Developing Literacy Competencies in Interdisciplinary Environments
Focusing on literacy skills, this book explores the integration of reading and writing instruction within sports and physical education contexts. It emphasizes methods for introducing, reinforcing, reviewing, and refining these skills, highlighting the unique opportunities that athletic environments provide for enhancing literacy. The approach combines educational theory with practical application, making it a valuable resource for educators looking to enrich their teaching strategies in physical settings.
Student Writers Go the Distance with a Strength-Training Approach Good writers don't wing it--they have a plethora of skills. They list, picture, circle, strategize and revise to make language come alive. They know what to use and when. Like ace athletes, they are highly trained, well-versed in the techniques found in this lively book. Writing Workouts provides a method for instruction that gives students the fun they want and the targeted skill practice they need. Slinky paragraphs, pop-up poems, paint chip plotting, and many other activities get the serious business of teaching critical and creative writing done. Author Rebecca Harper shows you how to go about it systematically, so writing is tied to relevant lessons and writing standards. Help students learn to: Hone skills in persuasive writing, argument, fiction, poetry, memoir and more Toggle between brief and multi-step writing tasks, to build stamina (and not hyperventilate when faced with complex compositions) Tap into auditory, visual, and kinesthetic, and digital components of crafting Think about word, sentence, and paragraph-level techniques Jump the high-jumps of research writing by getting good at each smaller leap Students in middle school and high school often feel they are forever-sprinting toward a high-stakes writing task. With Writing Workouts, you help students crowd out stress with a strength-training approach to success.