Because writing matters : improving student writing in our schools / National Writing Project and Carl Nagin.
2006
PE1405.U6 N38 2006 (Mapit)
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Because writing matters : improving student writing in our schools / National Writing Project and Carl Nagin.
Corporate Author
National Writing Project (U.S.)
Edition
Rev. and updated ed.
ISBN
9780787980672 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0787980676 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0787980676 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Imprint
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2006.
Language
English
Description
xi, 129 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
PE1405.U6 N38 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification
808.042071073
Summary
This book addresses an important but long-overlooked area of educational reform-the need to improve the teaching and practice of writing. Sponsored by the nation's most respected organization concerned with writing in schools, Because Writing Matters shows what school leaders, teachers, and other educators need to do to develop effective writing programs at all grade levels. It offers action steps prioritized from the easily achieved to the larger and longer term, and has been newly updated to reflect the most recent research and educational priorities. The National Writing Project (Berkeley, CA) is a nationwide professional development program for teachers. Carl Nagin (Berkeley, CA), a former staff reporter for the PBS series Frontline is a freelance writer and investigative journalist who has written for the New York Times and the New Yorker.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-122) and index.
Added Author
Nagin, Carl, 1946-
Series
Jossey-Bass education series.
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Because writing matters.
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Table of Contents
Why writing matters
Improving student writing : challenges and expectations
Learning to write
Writing to learn
Professional development
Standards and assessments for writing
What administrators can do to create effective writing programs.
Improving student writing : challenges and expectations
Learning to write
Writing to learn
Professional development
Standards and assessments for writing
What administrators can do to create effective writing programs.