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Ramos, Kathleen Ann – Journal of Education, 2015
The new "Common Core State Standards" (CCSS) (NGACBP & CCSSO, 2010) require teachers to prepare all learners, including adolescent English learners (ELs), to develop academic literacy practices. This article describes an instructional intervention in an urban public high school using the genre-based "Reading to Learn" (Rose…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Academic Discourse, Essays, Adolescents
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Laura Magalas; Thomas G. Ryan – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2016
The Young Writers Program (YWP) is the latest writing workshop to be developed for the classroom. It challenges students to choose a topic and write a novel-length piece based on that topic, without worrying about spelling or grammar. While the foundation of this philosophy is solid, the support and structure of the Young Writers Program website…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Writing (Composition), Web Sites, Novels
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Stonier, Francis W. – Young Children, 2009
Stonier, a second grade inclusion teacher, wanted to instill a love of writing in all 25 of the children in his class while offering a challenging curriculum for everyone. He made the children's writing meaningful by setting up a writing exchange with high school students. The project, beginning with the second-graders offering critiques of the…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Childrens Writing, Grade 2, Reading Materials