Writing Strategies That Work - Do This--Not That!

In this dynamic book, bestselling author Lori G. Wilfong takes you through today's best practices for teaching writing and how to implement them in the classroom. She also points out practices that should be avoided, helping you figure out how to update your teaching so that all students can reach success.

List of contents

1. Let writing come from a place of writing, taking students through three types of writing necessary for building a Common Core Writer’s Worshop.
2. Develop thoughtful, short writing prompts that are "infinite" not finite
3. Have students read, critique and learn from master authors in the genre they are writing
4. Create a writing community in your classroom
5. Use anchor charts and minilessons to explicitly teach writing
6.Emphasize content and revision when helping students develop as writers, teaching editing in context of the student writing
7.Use conferencing to grow students as thoughtful, reflective writers
8.Let narratives be personal and creative, focusing on details and imagery to make a story come to life
9.Let informational writing explore a topic creatively
10.Let argument writing be situated in real-world application

About the author

Lori G. Wilfong is a former middle school language arts teacher, current Associate Professor in Middle Childhood Education at Kent State University, frequent conference presenter, and forever supporter of teachers working to weave literacy into their classrooms.

Summary

In this dynamic book, bestselling author Lori G. Wilfong takes you through today’s best practices for teaching writing and how to implement them in the classroom. She also points out practices that should be avoided, helping you figure out how to update your teaching so that all students can reach success.

Product details

• Authors: Lori G. Wilfong, Lori G. (Kent State University Wilfong, Wilfong Lori G.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.05.2015
• EAN: 9781138812437
• ISBN: 978-1-138-81243-7
• No. of pages: 182
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Teaching materials, hand-outs; Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / General, English, EDUCATION / Classroom Management, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts