Descriptor
Author
| Ambron, Joanna, Ed. | 1 |
| Beckman, Pat | 1 |
| Cobine, Gary R. | 1 |
| Lehr, Fran | 1 |
| Sensenbaugh, Roger | 1 |
| Smith, Carl B., Ed. | 1 |
| Stanley, Linda C., Ed. | 1 |
| Warger, Cynthia | 1 |
Publication Type
| ERIC Publications | 7 |
| ERIC Digests in Full Text | 3 |
| Reference Materials -… | 2 |
| Collected Works - Serials | 1 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 2 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textLehr, Fran – 1987
Revision is the heart of the composing process--the means by which ideas emerge and evolve and meanings are clarified. Yet students often see revision not as an opportunity to develop and improve a piece of writing but as an indication that they have failed to do it right the first time. Revision, whether done with computers or with pen and paper,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Error Correction, Higher Education, Revision (Written Composition)
Cobine, Gary R. – 1995
Student journal writing can connect reading, writing, and discussing through activities that accommodate diverse learning styles and that further students' linguistic development. The various uses of journal writing can be incorporated into one compact student notebook. A notebook for an English class might consist of a dialogue journal as a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dialog Journals, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Smith, Carl B., Ed. – 2003
This topical bibliography and commentary discusses several classroom techniques designed to encourage beginning writers to grow beyond uninspired composition. The strategies employed in the classroom are of equal value for both expository and creative writing. The various classroom techniques discussed share an emphasis on student-centered…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Classroom Techniques, Creative Dramatics, Primary Education
Warger, Cynthia – 2002
This digest offers guidelines to help teachers prepare students with disabilities to succeed on state and district writing assessments. Teachers are urged to use the three principles of effective writing instruction: (1) use a basic framework of planning, writing, and revision; (2) instruct students in steps of the writing process and the features…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedSensenbaugh, Roger – Reading Research and Instruction, 1991
Presents a 10-item annotated bibliography of recent documents in the ERIC database that deal with the particular problems associated with educating students in the intermediate grades. (MG)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Critical Thinking, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools
Beckman, Pat – 2002
This digest discusses using strategy instruction to assist students with learning disabilities. It begins by describing strategy instruction as teaching students about strategies, teaching them how and when to use strategies, helping students identify personally effective strategies, and encouraging students to make strategic behaviors part of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cues, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Stanley, Linda C., Ed.; Ambron, Joanna, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Designed to assist program planners and administrators at community colleges in initiating a Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program or determining the future direction of one already in existence, this sourcebook provides 15 articles on various aspects of WAC theory and practice. The following articles are included: (1) "History of WAC and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development, Interdisciplinary Approach
