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Informationen zum Autor Mark Overmeyer, who has more than twenty-eight years of teaching experience, recently retired from his job as a literacy coordinator and coach in the Cherry Creek Schools near Denver, Colorado. He now works full-time as a literacy consultant for schools and districts interested in implementing or refining writing and reading workshops. Mark is also an adjunct professor in the graduate program at the University of Colorado at Denver, where he codirected a National Writing Project site for four years. Klappentext Writing is hard work. Teaching it can be even harder. Zusammenfassung Writing is hard work. Teaching it can be even harder. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chapter 1: How Do I Begin My Writing Instruction?; Chapter 2: How Can I Help Students Who Don't Know What to Write About?; Chapter 3: How Can I Help My Students Develop Better Vocabulary and Word Choice?; Chapter 4: How Can I Help Students Write in Complete and More Interesting Sentences?; Chapter 5: How Can I Help My Students Organize Their Writing?; Chapter 6: How Can I Help My Students Use Revision Effectively?; Chapter 7: How Do I Effectively Manage Writing Conferences?; Chapter 8: How Do I Assess My Students' Writing?; Chapter 9: How Can I Prepare Students for Standardized Testing Without Compromising My Writing Program?; Chapter 10: How do I Plan for Writing Instruction?