Learning to express oneself on paper is one of the most important skills a child can develop. From a few sentences on what they did over summer vacation to a doctoral thesis, students never stop needing to know how to write, and write appropriately for their level. Closely tied to reading, learning to write employs many similar strategies, as well as some that are unique to this vital part of life.
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Characteristics of Experienced Readers and Writers
Active Engagement in Constructing Meaning from and with Texts Jeff Wilhelm (1997) notes that "Once students have...
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Types of Wordplay
Word Consciousness Another component of vocabulary instruction is developing students’ word consciousness, their...
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Cognitive Strategies That Underlie the Reading and Writing Process
Researchers agree that reading and writing are both complex acts of critical thinking. For example, La Berge and Samuels...
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Using Writing Rubics as an Assessment Tool
Teachers use rubrics to assess the quality of students’ compositions. Some rubrics are general and can be used for...
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Fact File on Drawing and Writing
Below is a fact file on early stages of writing: scribbling, drawing symbols, handwriting and invented spelling. Homo...
