Wrestling with Writing (eBook)

Instructional Strategies for Struggling Students

Kristen Bonanno-Sotiropoulos, Bryan Thors Noonan, Nicholas D. Young (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
146 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4758-3883-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is designed to be a valuable resource for all educators who seek to gain a better understanding of writing development, effective writing teaching practices, and meeting the instructional needs of struggling writers. Educators will gain a thorough understanding of developing proficient writers and how to do so effectively.

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This book is designed to be a valuable resource for all educators who seek to gain a better understanding of writing development, effective writing teaching practices, and meeting the instructional needs of struggling writers. Educators of all levels and career stages will then benefit from the extensive research provided in the book; and through its pages they will gain a thorough understanding of how to go about the process of developing proficient writers in their classrooms.

Autor

Dr. Nicholas D. Young has worked in diverse educational roles for more than 28 years, serving as a principal, special education director, graduate professor, graduate program director, graduate dean, and longtime superintendent of schools. He was named the Massachusetts Superintendent of the Year, completed a distinguished Fulbright program, and holds several graduate degrees including a PhD in educational administration and an EdD in educational psychology. He has published widely to include several books and book chapters on a variety of topics in education, counseling and psychology.Since stepping away from the news desk in 2006 after eight years as a reporter at three daily newspapers and a weekly magazine, Bryan Thors Noonan began designing award-winning scholastic writing programs at a Turnaround High School at Duval County Public Schools in Jacksonville, Fla. In August 2017, he became a Reading and English Language Arts Specialist for Duval County, where he began coaching educators teaching academic writing to more than 10,000 students across 22 high schools.Professor Kristen Bonanno-Sotiropoulos has worked in education at the various levels for more than a dozen years. Her professional career within K12 public education included roles as a special education teacher and special education administrator at the elementary and middle school levels. After her tenure in K12, she transitioned to higher education to teach undergraduate and graduate courses as an Assistant Professor of Special Education at Springfield College located in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Inhalt

What are Evidenced-Based Practices and How Do They Apply to Educational Interventions for Struggling Students?Effective Evidence-Based Writing Strategies that Work for Struggling Students and Those with Learning DisabilitiesProfessional Development as the Cornerstone for Fostering Teacher Writing KnowledgeStarting with a Firm Foundation: The Writing PyramidSelf-Regulation: Skills and Knowledge that Are Essential for Student SuccessPre-Writing Activities: Why They Matter and Applied Suggestions to Guide Their UseUnderscoring the Importance of Writing StructureEditing as a Necessary Step for Successful WritingThe Promise of Writer’s WorkshopTechnology as a Catalyst for Improving Writing Instruction About the Authors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.2.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
• Schlagworte: Creative Writing • Elementary School • English • evidence-based writing practices • Faculty Resources • High School • Learning Disabilities • middle school • professional development • Professor Resources • Special education • Teaching writing • writer's workshops for students • Writing • writing pyramid • writing strategies • writing structure
• ISBN-10: 1-4758-3883-2 / 1475838832
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4758-3883-1 / 9781475838831