The Struggling Writer Resource Book, Grades 3-6
Struggling writers need personalized, focused, and assessment-informed instruction. Angelilo shows teachers strategies for helping kids find writing topics they are passionate about and expand self-selected topics into longer writing. Included are the techniques for using discussion, story-telling, and sketches as ways to promote writing and suggestions for specific mentor texts to support and extend student writing. Word study guidelines to expand vocabulary and ready-to-use assessment forms and self-reflective student guides are also included. 176 pages.
* by Janet Angelillo