Web-Based Academic Language Exercises
Here are links that help writers and students produce the academic language that is expected in schools.
English teachers
Teaching Text Structure = Better Essay Content
Our take? Although the research cited below shows that strong writers are able to identify and duplicate text structures in essays they’ve read, it also shows that those who can …
Predictors of Writing Success
Writing Conventions: Putting the Puzzle Together Title: Predictors of writing success: How important are spelling, grammar and punctuation?Author(s): Daffern, T; Mackenzie, N.M; Hemmings, BSource: Australian Journal of Education 2017, Vol. …
PROOF: Teaching Essay Structure Improves Students’ Writing Skills
Title: Investigating a Text Structure Intervention for Reading and Writing in Grades 4 and 5 Author: Strong, J.Z. Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344252759_Investigating_a_Text_Structure_Intervention_for_Reading_and_Writing_in_Grades_4_and_5 Source: Reading Research Quarterly, 55(4). September, 2020 Abstract: Although it …
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Teach Grammar Within the Context of Written Products Taught: How & Why
Title: Re-thinking Grammar: The Impact of Embedded Grammar Teaching on Students’ Writing and Students’ Metalinguistic UnderstandingAuthors: Myhill, D.A.; Jones, S.M.; Lines, H; Watson, A.Source: Research Papers in Education Vol. 27, …
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Literacy & Math on YouTube
Watch this video on You Tube to help you introduce your students to the ‘language of math.’ Title: “Math Isn’t Hard, It’s a Language” Link: https://youtu.be/V6yixyiJcos Source: Tedx Talks, 2014; …
HOW DOES Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) Help Math Writing & REASONING?
Title: Effects of a Mathematical Writing Intervention on Middle School Students’ PerformanceAuthors: Hughes, E.M; Lee, J.Source: Reading & Writing Quarterly, Vol. 36, No. 2, 176-192, 2020 Abstract: It is widely …
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USE Writing to IMPROVE Math Problem Solving
Number 2 of 3 research/methodology summaries regarding teaching writing in math class. Title: Disabilities in Written ExpressionAuthor: Gardner, T.J.Source: Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 18, No. 1, 46-54, 2011Article Link: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ941389 …
The Metacognitive Skills of Writing: A Model
Title: A Metacognitive Model of Writing: An Update From a Developmental Perspective Author: Hacker, D.J Source: Educational Psychologist, 53(4), 220–237, 2018 Abstract: In this article, the author provides evidence to …
Why Accessing ‘Talk’ to Write Works for the Struggling Writer
Tapping “Talk” To Write: An Adolescent Confidence Builder; Effective & Proven = Tapping Existing Neuro-linguistic Networks. Obstacles struggling writers experience include: limited motivation due to failure experiences (Berninger, 1994); a lack of …
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