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THE PRACTICE: Teachers demonstrate how writing and reading are tools for thinking and learning.
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The Education Alliance at Brown University
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Develop an Elementary School Writing Policy
http://www.ncte.org/prog/writing/policy/110613.htm
The responsibility for developing writing ability must be shared across grade levels and content areas. Teachers need to be trained, and instruction must be flexible and based on student strengths. This short article provides characteristics of effective writing policies and other important policy considerations.
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Ten Myths About Learning to Write
http://school.newsweek.com/resources/writing.php
Learning to write IS difficult. This list demystifies how teachers may make writing difficult, and the authors provide practical advice on how teachers can help students become willing and effective writers.
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Writing in the Intermediate Grades, 3-5
http://www.ncte.org/prog/writing/research/115617.htm
What helps draw students into using more sophisticated written language? Writing within the social setting of school provides the opportunity to support students' efforts in talk, dramatization, and conceptualization. "Writing to think" is an under-utilized role of writing. This Web page identifies 12 writing concepts from literacy research and offers activities and further reading on each concept.
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