Strategies for Struggling Writers
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (795 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 157230300X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 244 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An invaluable resource for anyone with struggling students! Not only have I read and used the strategies suggested in this book, my classroom research is reported in it. What makes this information so invaluable is that it is immediately useable. Any teacher or parent with a struggling student can work with that student to capitalize
Inservice and pre-service teachers and teacher educators need to read this book." --Louann Reid, PhD, Assistant Professor of English Education, Colorado State University, Fort Collins. He goes beyond both traditional cognitive-processing and process approaches to ground strategy instruction within supportive social contexts involving modeling of strategies, joint problem-solving, meta-cognitive awareness, and purposeful writing assignments. James Collins demonstrates with extraordinary lucidity how writing research over the past few decades can be used to transform the teaching and learning of writing. James Collins enlarges our understanding of the composing processes of struggling students. Teachers will appreciate the reconciliation between extreme positions that strategic writing instruction provides. "This book provides the reader with a brilliant blend of research and practice.
Based on extensive research, the book describes how teachers and students can work together to develop writing strategies--thinking procedures for solving problems ranging from spelling a word correctly to planning a whole project. Illustrative case studies demonstrate how the co-construction and implementation of writing strategies can help students formulate and achieve their own personal writing goals. Illustrative case studies demonstrate how the co-construction and implementation of writing strategies can help students formulate and achieve their own personal writing goals