Developing Strategic Young Writers through Genre Instruction: Resources for Grades K-2

Author:   Zoi A. Philippakos ,  Charles A. MacArthur ,  Jill Fitzgerald
Publisher:   Guilford Publications
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9781462540594


Pages:   284
Publication Date:   19 February 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Tested and fine-tuned in K-2 classrooms, this book provides engaging lessons and materials for teaching the three genres of writing--opinion, procedural, and story--that provide a foundation for beginning writers’ persuasive, informative, and narrative writing skills. The authors' approach integrates strategy instruction, self-regulated learning, and dialogic interactions such as role play. Packed with 55 reproducible planning forms and student handouts, the book makes connections between writing and reading in ways that support growth in both areas, address learning standards, and promote writing across the instructional day. Appendices contain numerous resources to support teachers’ and administrators’ professional learning. The large-size format facilitates photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. See also the authors' Developing Strategic Writers through Genre Instruction: Resources for Grades 3–5.

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Author:   Zoi A. Philippakos ,  Charles A. MacArthur ,  Jill Fitzgerald
Publisher:   Guilford Publications
Imprint:   Guilford Press
Weight:   0.934kg
ISBN:  

9781462540594


ISBN 10:   1462540597
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   19 February 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Writing Strategically: An Introduction to Genre-Based Strategy Instruction 2. Strategies within Genre-Based Strategy Instruction 3. Sequence of Instruction: A Strategy for Teaching Strategies 4. Responses to Reading and Opinion Writing 5. Procedural (How-to) Writing 6. Story Writing 7. Language and Grammatical Correctness for Meaning Making Appendices 1. Reading Guides for Professional Learning Community (PLC) Discussions 2. Assessment-Grouping Guidelines 3. Questions for Journal Entries 4. Questions for PLC Meetings 5. Pacing Guide 6. Report-Writing Resources 7. A Guiding Checklist for Principals and Literacy Leaders

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Getting off to a good start in learning to write is critical for school success. Philippakos and MacArthur provide primary-grade teachers with the tools to make this happen. Teachers will love this book! --Steve Graham, EdD, Warner Professor, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University This spectacular resource presents a comprehensive approach to teaching writing that skillfully fuses cognitive strategy instruction with dialogic interactions. The lessons and materials--such as sentence frames, evaluation rubrics, graphic organizers, and explicit explanations--provide teachers with the necessary tools to meet the writing needs of all K-2 students. This book will be beneficial for beginning as well as established teachers, enabling them to teach strong writing skills and develop dynamic writers. --Karen M. Picerno, MEd, second-grade teacher, Socrates Academy, Charlotte, North Carolina A 'must have' and 'must read' for K-2 teachers looking to understand how writing and reading work together to improve thinking and understanding across the curriculum. Philippakos and MacArthur provide clear lessons, examples, and explanations that connect the strategies and content between K-2 and later grades. The attention to language and dialogue is wonderful. This book will help you fill your classroom with talk and authentic conversations that strengthen students' understanding of genres. --Amanda Lankford, EdS, Assistant Principal, Patterson Elementary School, Pierce County, Georgia


A top-notch book that every third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade teacher will want. The book is organized as if the authors were taking teachers through a series of workshops that result in whole sets of lessons, including handouts and other needed materials. The focus on genre instruction and integration into content areas is terrific. This may be the most practical, hands-on, evidence-based guide for teachers I've ever seen! All principals should buy multiple copies for their teachers. --Jill Fitzgerald, PhD, Research Professor and Professor Emerita, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The CCSS call for students to be knowledgeable and resourceful writers. This book helps them become that, and more. All I had to do was follow the detailed lesson plans, which included engaging stories I used for instruction. Teaching my students strategies through genre instruction made a big difference. They learned how to set writing goals, use motivational strategies to monitor their progress, and reflect on their learning. They wanted to keep on writing! --Anna Yiantsos, MEd, third-grade teacher, Odyssey Charter School, Wilmington, Delaware Finally, and happily, we have a book that brings together self-regulated strategic writing and systematic, genre-based instruction. The book presents a lucid introduction to principles of strategy instruction for writing. It features detailed, classroom-tested lessons and materials in narrative, informational, and persuasive genres. The goal is to produce students capable of regulating their own writing processes--and the lessons and lesson-planning resources provided by the authors will help teachers achieve this goal. I kept thinking throughout that self-regulation is the key to meeting external educational demands, such as the CCSS. --James L. Collins, EdD, Graduate School of Education (Emeritus), University at Buffalo, The State University of New York What I love most about this book are the lesson plans that give teachers a clear progression for each of the Common Core genres. The writing samples provide excellent examples of where students should be heading. I also appreciate the emphasis on promoting self-regulated learning. --Lillian Fendell, MEd, third-grade teacher, Newark (Delaware) Charter School -


Author Information

Zoi A. Philippakos, PhD, is Associate Professor of Reading and Elementary Education in the College of Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her research interests include reading and writing instruction for students in the elementary grades, strategy instruction and self-regulation, and approaches to professional development for classroom teachers. A former elementary school teacher and literacy coach, Dr. Philippakos is coauthor of Differentiated Literacy Instruction in Grades 4 and 5 and Effective Read-Alouds for Early Literacy. Charles A. MacArthur, PhD, is Professor of Special Education and Literacy in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. A former special education teacher, Dr. MacArthur has been conducting research on writing development and instruction for struggling writers since the 1980s. He is currently principal investigator of a study that examines the efficacy of a writing curriculum for college basic writing courses. Other research projects have focused on the development of a writing curriculum for students with learning disabilities, writing strategy instruction, decoding instruction in adult education, speech recognition as a writing accommodation, project-based learning in social studies in inclusive classrooms, and first-grade writing instruction. Dr. MacArthur is coeditor of the Journal of Writing Research and serves on the editorial boards of several other journals. He has published over 100 articles and book chapters and is coeditor or coauthor of several books, including the Handbook of Writing Research, Second Edition; Best Practices in Writing Instruction, Third Edition; Developing Strategic Young Writers through Genre Instruction: Resources for Grades K-2; and Developing Strategic Writers through Genre Instruction: Resources for Grades 3–5.

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