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The Writing Process

Course Description
This course examines all aspects of the writing process. Participants learn how to design effective writing assignments, how to teach "writing fundamentals" using techniques and strategies that engage students and develop higher-order thinking skills, and how to assess and evaluate student writing. Core questions addressed in the course include:

What is the writing process, and how can it be taught?
What kinds of assignments best develop writing skills?
What methods can educators use to teach grammar?
How can writing be used to assess student writing in order to improve writing skills?
What role(s) should teachers play in teaching writing?
How can technology enhance writing instruction?

Course Features and Materials
This course features video with classroom teaching and expert commentary, graduate-level texts, participant forums to promote in-depth discussion, and an application-based approach to assignments to ensure transfer of learning.

Video Series
Pearson Education (Producer). (2002). Best practices in teaching: Teaching the writing process
[Videotape]. Glenview, IL: Producer.

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Textbooks
Rothstein, E., & Lauber, G. (2000). Writing as learning: A content-based approach.
Arlington Heights, IL: SkyLight Professional Development.

Warner, M. (Ed.). (2001). Winning ways of coaching writing: A practical guide to teaching writing grades 6-12. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Additional Reading Courses Available
Children's Literature in the Elementary Classroom
Language, Literacy and Technology
Reading Assessment and Instructional Interventions
Reading in the Content Areas
Teaching English and Language Arts to Second Language Learners
The Foundations of Reading

Additional Courses Available
Augment your program by purchasing the content of a LessonLab SkyLight course on Assessment, Classroom Management, Inclusion, Math, Reading, Science, Teaching Strategies, or Technology.

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