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Rowe, Deborah Wells; Shimizu, Amanda Yoshiko; Davis, Zarabeth G. – Reading Teacher, 2022
Given the importance of early writing experiences, a key question is how educators can increase the amount and quality of writing in early childhood settings. Expert early writing teachers were observed to identify the types of activities and interactions they used to engage 4- and 5-year-olds as writers. Writing instruction occurred as part of…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Writing Instruction, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
Quigley, Alex – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022
This book explains seven critical steps to improve children's writing. Though seemingly 'natural', writing proves devilishly difficult for far too many school pupils and closing this gap can have a lasting impact on their academic and life success. With the goal of giving every teacher the knowledge and skill to teach writing with confidence, it…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Achievement Gap, Writing Instruction, Teacher Competencies
Mehmet, Soyuçok; Çifci, Musa – Educational Research and Reviews, 2021
There are many researches, activities and other application examples, examining the effects and importance of visuals in education. Although there are studies to develop writing skills through visuals in literature, there is no study on the development of story writing through visuals. In this study, examples of activities were developed in order…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Learning Activities, Writing Skills, Skill Development
Engaging Indonesian Students in "Read, Reread, List, Compose" Strategy to Enhance Paraphrasing Skill
Yuliani, Tatin; Kurniawati, Nia; Siswayani, Predari – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2023
One crucial skill to master by university students related to academic writing activity is paraphrasing skill. However, in Indonesian context, the university students still find paraphrasing challenging. Therefore, this study is intended to explore the use of read, reread, list, compose (RRLC) strategy to enhace the students' paraphrasing skill in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learner Engagement, Writing Instruction, Writing Strategies
Kim, E. Julia – TESOL Journal, 2013
English as a second language (ESL) writing teachers face distinct challenges as they try to help students write in the language that is appropriate and natural to the native-English-speaking audience. It is disheartening when the writings of even advanced-level second language students often contain many awkward sentences and non-English-like…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Writing Instruction, Writing Skills, Writing Strategies
Avila, Hernán A. – HOW, 2016
This article introduces a pedagogical intervention that includes a set of creative activities designed to improve the oral and written production of students in the English classroom, especially those who have shown a lack of interest or attention. It was observed that participants initially seemed careless about studying the language. Eventually…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Gagnon, Renee; Ziarko, Helene – Online Submission, 2012
This paper presents the results of a predicative analysis led on comparison and problem-solution texts produced by pupils of the second and third grades of primary school following a set of reading and writing instructional activities. The production of those texts is of a special challenge to the young writers because of the cognitive and…
Descriptors: Semantics, Foreign Countries, Expository Writing, Reading Instruction
Olson, Carol Booth; Scarcella, Robin; Matuchniak, Tina – Elementary School Journal, 2015
Adopted by 46 states, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) present a vision of what it means to be literate in the twenty-first century and call for all students, including English learners, to develop critical reading skills necessary for a deep understanding of complex texts, and critical writing skills to write about those texts. This article…
Descriptors: State Standards, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Writing Skills
Sears, Emilie – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2012
It is important to find the means by which struggling writers can find success in the English Language Arts. For students struggling with reading and writing, the visual arts may be a way of accessing and expressing their ideas and ultimately opening up a world of creative possibilities. This article explores drawing and painting as a pre-writing…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Poetry, Creative Writing
Brassell, Danny – Crystal Springs Books, 2007
Meeting the standards. Differentiating. Intriguing, involving, and inspiring students. Teachers meet standards; differentiate instruction; and intrigue, involve, and inspire students with these innovative lessons ripped from the headlines--and from the comics, the weather map, and the classified ads. The author offers step-by-step directions for…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, Vocabulary Development, Newspapers

Flickinger, Gayle Glidden – Reading Teacher, 1991
Illustrates, through a description and examples, the collaboration between a university class and an elementary class. Describes pen pals and collaborative book writing as two approaches that provide student writers with the opportunity to receive rehearsal of strategies such as invented spelling, writing as a process, and integrating the language…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Process Education
Moeller, Dave – 2002
For all students, the ability to write, to use a word-processing program, and to unite the two skills in a synergistic blend of form and content has become a key factor in achieving academic success. This book presents teachers with a framework for helping them help students achieve this success. Divided into two parts, the book provides teachers…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Constructivism (Learning), Learning Activities, Secondary Education
Hewey, Bo – 1996
Written by a workplace literacy teacher, this writing curriculum guide contains information, reflections, and student handouts for teaching writing to adult students. Topics covered include motivation to write, misconceptions about writing, the writing process (rehearsal, drafting, revision, editing, and publishing), spelling, and voice. (KC)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Learning Activities, Literacy Education
Stange, Terrence V.; Wyant, Susan L. – 1996
The approach of parody writing dates back to ancient Greece. Unlike traditional parody that usually develops satire of an author's work, a form of primary parody writing can be used in the classroom to help children develop connections with text as they express their own ideas. Parody writing is useful with children in grade 3 and has potential…
Descriptors: Childrens Writing, Classroom Techniques, Grade 3, Learning Activities
Cleary, John – 1994
Developed for a workplace literacy program by educators from the Emily Griffith Opportunity School, this teacher's guide presents a 4-hour memo-writing workshop to introduce participants to the writing process. The guide is organized in two sections. The first section covers prewriting, freewriting, brainstorming, and clustering; the second…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Business Correspondence, Learning Activities
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