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Test Ladies™ unite! Timing truly is everything when we’re helping students prepare for the writing portion of the state assessment. Check out a strategy that gets kids writing—fast!
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Timed writing practice can help kids conquer their fear of the clock. Here we have another take on Natalie Goldberg's classic advice: Just keep the pen moving! ~ Dennis
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March 18, 10:41 AM
Interesting look at where to direct the instruction of writing. 
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Teaching HS writing is finally gaining attention...this is a helpful guide to starting the journey. 
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I did not read this, but, as a junior high teacher, I thought it would offer something. Delete the scoop?
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There is an expected research paper voice and while the mode is driven by organization, voice still plays a part in this form of writing.
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While the voice of a research report is more constrained, it's there. By helping your students learn to recognize voice you clarify the intent of the writing and help build the concept. reference: Delete the scoop?
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"The list of recommendations presented below is based on scientific studies of students in grades 4–12. The strategies for teaching writing are listed according to the magnitude of their effects. Practices with the strongest effects are listed first.... All of the strategies are potentially useful, and we encourage teachers to use a combination of strategies to best meet the needs of their students. Via Karen LaBonte Delete the scoop?
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A wacky we-search paper is when you use your research facts to funny purposes. Here are a few examples from Barry's book for kids, 51 Wacky We-search We-ports Delete the scoop?
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This scientific study conducted in 74 Oregon elementary schools showed that the 6+1 Trait Writing model caused a statistically significant increase in student writing scores during the year in which it was studied. Delete the scoop?
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When students receive writing instruction, their reading fluency and comprehension seem to improve.
In the Harvard Educational Review (Winter 2012), Steve Graham and Michael Hebert (Vanderbilt) report the results of a meta-analysis of 95 literacy studies, which confirmed the following:
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The key to teaching new literacy skills is to change the focus of student writing. The written essay developed because it was easy for most people to create using the available pen-and-ink and typewriter technologies. Until this century, audio and video could be created only by the few with access to complex technology. Via Nik Peachey, Dennis T OConnor Delete the scoop?
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The Purdue University Online Writing Lab Welcome to the Purdue OWL. We offer over 200 free resources including:
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The jury is still out on whether digital technology is helping or hindering student achievement. Delete the scoop?
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British Journal of Educational Technology - Volume 44, Issue 1 - January 2013 - Wiley Online Library
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This original summarizing activity was inspired by Barry Lane's awesome book, 51 Wacky We-Search Reports. Barry's fifty-one writing formats in his book teach students how to summarize (not plagiarize) facts from readings or from class notes. The book also encourages humor in the classroom, and using it will help you build a community among your student writers. If you don't own this book, but like the assignment on this page, we strongly recommend you purchase a copy. Delete the scoop?
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At the School Library Journal Leadership Summit 2011, Pew Internet Director Lee Rainie looked at the “state of reading” in the digital age by going through (Check out this SlideShare presentation : Reading, Writing, & Research in the Digital ...)... Via Pippa Davies @PippaDavies Delete the scoop?
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Reading is critical to students' success in and out of school. One potential means for improving students' reading is writing. In this meta-analysis of true and quasi-experiments, Graham and Herbert present evidence that writing about material read improves students' comprehension of it; that teaching students how to write improves their reading comprehension, reading fluency, and word reading; and that increasing how much students write enhances their reading comprehension. These findings provide empirical support for long-standing beliefs about the power of writing to facilitate reading. Via Jim Lerman Delete the scoop?
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Archives of the Journal of the Virginia Writing Project These are the digital archives of the Journal of the Virginia Writing Project. Here you can immerse yourself in articles from past issues of our journal, which for over 10 years has provided thought-provoking, practical, and inspiring pieces on exemplary teaching practices and cutting-edge issues from some of the Virginia’s most talented, skilled, and accomplished teachers of writing. All issues of JVWP are now online. You can download entire issues or you can download individual articles. We invite you to enjoy and share these articles with your colleagues and friends. Delete the scoop?
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All five studies analyzed pre/post student writing samples. The writing, with identifying information removed, was independently evaluated at NWP's national scoring conference. Building on a long tradition of writing assessment, the NWP defined a rigorous framework for evaluating student writing, using "anchor papers"—samples exemplifying each level of achievement—along with descriptive commentary.
More than 7,500 writing samples were scored using a rubric adapted from the 6+1 Traits Writing Model (Culham 2003). The four-point scale was extended to six points in order to increase sensitivity, and language was clarified to enhance reliability.
The rubric addressed six specific attributes of writing: ideas, organization, voice, sentence fluency, word choice, and conventions (Bellamy 2005). Each writing sample also received an overall holistic score. Delete the scoop?
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