Teaching Writing Balancing Process and Product

Knowing that you must balance your focus in the classroom on the process that children use as they write and the quality of their compositions,Teaching Writingcontinues to provide a comprehensive look at both process and product. This new edition provides you with practical strategies for teaching and assessing writing, with a focus on individual student needs and teacher accountability. Additional features will help you recognize the concerns of struggling writers, the needs of English learners, and the strategies you can use to improve student test taking. AddressingProcess and Product Vignettesbeginning each chapter present you with an intimate look at real classroom teachers and their teaching of writing. Minilessonsmodel five basic steps for teaching essential strategies and skills to young writers. Step by Stepfeatures offer detailed guidance for planning instruction and assessment, organizing learning, and managing classroom writing projects. The free CD-ROMWriting Workshopgives you specific insight into classroom teaching in a workshop model, illustrating both the writing process and product. MeetingIndividual Student Needs How to Address Struggling Writers' ProblemsThis step by step analysis explains what issues cause writers to struggle, provides clear examples of the problem, and clarifies the steps to take to help writers overcome their obstacles. Scaffolding English Learnersfeatures pinpoint ways to support student writers whose first language is not English. Planning forAccountability Preparing for Writing TestsThis new feature will help you prepare students for high-stakes testing by clearly defining each type of writing, providing prompts to generate a writing sample, and outlining possible pitfalls writers may face when writing in this specific genre. Rubricsthroughout chapters help you address and clarify assessment issues. Instructional Previewsidentify goals that help you plan for teaching by addressing the question of what to teach and when.Tompkins, Gail E. is the author of 'Teaching Writing Balancing Process and Product', published 2007 under ISBN 9780131584167 and ISBN 0131584162.