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Writing Strategies for All Primary Students : Scaffolding Independent Writing with Differentiated Mini-Lessons, Grades K-3 / Janet C. Richards, Cynthia A. Lassonde.

by Richards, Janet C.

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San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2011], ©2011.

Composition (Language arts) -- Study and teaching (Primary)

English language -- Composition and exercises.

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9780470610718 (pbk.)

0470610719 (pbk.)

305 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

"A guide for teaching all your students the skills they need to be successful writers The 25 mini-lessons provided in this book are designed to develop students' self-regulated writing behaviors and enhance their self-perceived writing abilities. These foundational writing strategies are applicable and adaptable to all primary students: emergent, advanced, English Language Learners, and struggling writers. Following the SCAMPER (Screen and assess, Confer, Assemble materials, Model, Practice, Execute, Reflect) mini-lesson model devised by the authors, the activities show teachers how to scaffold the writing strategies that students need in order to take control of their independent writing. ʺ Reveals helpful writing strategies, including making associations, planning, visualizing, accessing cues, using mnemonics, and more ʺ Offers ideas for helping students revise, check, and monitor their writing assignments ʺ Explains the author's proven SCAMPER model that is appropriate for students in grades K-3 Let Richards and Lassonde--two experts in the field of childhood education--guide you through these proven strategies for enhancing young children's writing skills"--

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