Best practices in writing instruction

Abstract

Part I: Designing Writing Programs. Graham, Harris, Designing an Effective Writing Program. Coker, Jr., Writing Instruction in Preschool and Kindergarten. Perin, Best Practices in Teaching Writing for College and Career Readiness. Part II: Types and Purposes of Writing. McKeough, A Developmental Approach to Teaching Narrative Composition. Ferretti, Lewis, Best Practices in Teaching Argumentative Writing. Newell, Van Der Heide, Wilson, Best Practices in Teaching Informative Writing from Sources. Klein, Meichi Yu, Best Practices in Writing to Learn. Part III: Strategies for Teaching and Learning in Writing. Lassonde, Richards, Best Practices in Teaching Planning for Writing. MacArthur, Best Practices in Teaching Evaluation and Revision. Saddler, Best Practices in Sentence Construction Skills. Schlagal, Best Practices in Spelling and Handwriting. Boscolo, Gelati, Best Practices in Promoting Motivation for Writing. Karchmer-Kleil, Best Practices in Using Technology to Support Writing. Shanahan, Best Practices in Writing about Text. Calfee, Greitz Miller, Best Practices in Writing Assessment for Instruction. Part IV: Special Populations. Olson, Scarcella, Matuchniak,Best Practices in Teaching Writing to English Learners: Reducing Constraints to Facilitate Writing Development. Troia, Writing Instruction within a Response-to-Intervention Framework: Prospects and Challenges for Elementary and Secondary Classrooms.