Second Language Writing: Research Insights for the Classroom
This comprehensive collection of thirteen original articles covers the major issues writing teachers face and offers a guide to writing instruction grounded in current theory and research. The book includes chapters on approaches to teaching writing, needs analysis, syllabus design, lesson planning, task design, materials development, and feedback and assessment, and on using technology in writing classes and in conducting research.
Reading and Writing to Learn: Strategies across the Curriculum
Research indicates that writing and reading should be taught in tandem. This content-area resource puts "writing to learn" into practice across curricular areas. It shows teachers how to present strategies common to good readers to increase understanding of a text. Students are taught to predict and infer, visualize, connect, question, understand word meanings, organize, clarify/monitor, and evaluate/reflect. Grades 3-12
"Best Practices in Writing Instruction is a full compendium of research-based skills and strategies designed with one goal in mind: to promote writing effectiveness in the classroom.
Four practice pages reinforce grammar and writing instruction with lessons and models for grammar skills, narrative writing, persuasive writing, and more. Cumulative skill reviews ensure that students have mastered grammar skills. The Teache rManual contains the answers for the tasks in the Practice Book.
An exceptionally strong skills training programme which covers language skills, phonics, and civic education skills.
One third of each unit is dedicated to skills training. The step-by-step approach focuses on writing and early literacy skills to build children's confidence in reading, writing, speaking, and understanding English. One in six lessons is a phonics lesson to train children to recognize and produce English sounds. At levels 1-3 the lessons are supported by flashcards, and by more activities on the Student MultiROM.
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