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Name:   If You're Trying to Teach Kids How to Write . . . You've Gotta Have This Book!
Author(s)
 
 
Frank, M.
Topics
 
 
Writing, Parent/Teacher, Non-Fiction
Source
 
 
Incentive Publishers ISBN: 0865303177
Copyright
 
 
1995
Description
 
 
This is a resource writing book for teachers, or homeschool parents, etc. who are trying to teach children how to write. It contains activities to inspire young writers to write, revise and edit. There are many ideas on assessing student growth.
Average Rating
 
 
Last Updated
 
 
5/15/2006
 
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Contributed by: Other  
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This is one of my favorite books to use as a jumping off point for writing. One of the things I like most is that it provides a solid conceptual background in how to teach writing in short, easy to implement, open-ended activities that can be scaled up (easily!) to meet the needs of all types of writers. The table of contents includes: The Roots - where writing starts; The Foundation - mostly open ended activities on word play; The Romance - looks at how to come up with ideas on what to write; The Process - describes, with mini activities, the 10 stages of writing; Tools & Techniques - mechanics for beginners and the more advanced; Response & Revision - lots of great tips!; Presenting - sharing writing with a larger audience (than just the teacher!); Writing Portfolios/Assessment - (after all, it's audience is teachers); Problems - how to help the student who just won't write; Just Ideas - great ideas; Independence - how to inspire kids to be independent writers. The very best part of this book is that it is FRIENDLY (includes lots of student writing samples and cute artwork to supplement the ideas) and FUN TO READ. Everything is well described and easy to implement "write" away. (ie. it's not a boring, "theory" book - this one is a really helpful guide)
 
Contributed by: DITD Team Member  
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A++ -- no classroom or homeschool should be without this book. The creative writing ideas and the emphasis on word play, as well as the shorter assignments included, should be both motivating and encouraging to young, profoundly gifted children who sometimes struggle so much with the asynchrony between their chronological-age motor skills and their advanced ideas.
 
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