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McKeown, Debra; Brindle, Mary; Harris, Karen R.; Graham, Steve; Collins, Alyson A.; Brown, Megan – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2016
In this mixed methods study, qualitative, quantitative, and single-case methods were combined to provide a comprehensive investigation of teacher and student outcomes following practice-based professional development (PBPD) for self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) in writing. Qualitative observations were used to determine outcomes among the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Individualized Instruction, Coaching (Performance), Mixed Methods Research
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Flanagan, Sara M.; Bouck, Emily C. – Preventing School Failure, 2015
Written expression is a key component of the secondary curriculum, but many students struggle to produce effective written expression passages. However, written expression can be supported through prewriting strategies such as concept mapping. Using a counterbalanced group design, 19 secondary students alternated between using paper- or…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Writing Difficulties, Writing Improvement, Writing Strategies
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Brown, Mary – Teaching History, 2013
Mary Brown recognised that her A-level students were finding extended writing difficult, particularly in terms of guiding the reader through the argument with appropriate "signposting". To help her students manage this, Brown devised a metaphor to represent the construction of a piece of argumentative writing which she deployed over a…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Figurative Language, Writing Difficulties, Writing Improvement
Thompson, Christine Love – Phi Delta Kappan, 2011
When teachers are overly focused on the teaching of grammar instead of the teaching of writing, students' quality of work suffers. Teachers should provide examples of writer's craft and author's voice to help students learn how to write their own stories.
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Behavioral Objectives, Reflective Teaching
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Graham, Steve; Hebert, Michael – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
Reading is critical to students' success in and out of school. One potential means for improving students' reading is writing. In this meta-analysis of true and quasi-experiments, Graham and Herbert present evidence that writing about material read improves students' comprehension of it; that teaching students how to write improves their reading…
Descriptors: Evidence, Reading Comprehension, Reading Fluency, Reading Instruction
Classroom Notes Plus, 2000
"Classroom Notes Plus" publishes descriptions of original, unpublished teaching practices or adapted ideas. Each issue also contains sections on Teacher Talk, Classroom Solutions, and Web resources. The August 1999 issue contains the following materials: Ideas from the Classroom-"Parody: Getting the Joke with Style" (Bonnie…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Farrell, Thomas S. C., Ed. – TESOL International Association, 2006
The Language Teacher Research Series aims to connect research and practice by highlighting the insights that teachers themselves describe after examining their own practices. This first volume of the five-volume series presents research conducted by language teachers at all levels, from high school English teachers to English language teacher…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Researchers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning