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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
PROOF: Teaching Essay Structure Improves Students’ Writing Skills Read More »
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, …
Teach Grammar Within the Context of Written Products Taught: How & Why Read More »
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 …
HOW DOES Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) Help Math Writing & REASONING? Read More »
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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Our struggling writers are often ‘immature’ writers. In the article summary below, we learn that the writing of immature writers is not improved via opportunities for planning or revising their …
[RESEARCH] Why Use Self-Regulated Strategy Development to Teach Written Expression to Struggling Writers? Here’s research that evidences that students who struggle with writing essays need to independently learn and use …
Describes the features of a User Friendly Writing Skills Program.
The Perone-Bertolotti, et al., 2014 study found that we produce an ‘inner speech’ (also called subvocalization) when we think, write, and read. During inner speech production, the brain activates areas …