Ready or not, Common Core and lots of writing opportunities are headed our way!! \u00a0I love it, but also realize there are many out there that don’t see the need for all the hoopla surrounding writing. \u00a0After looking at the latest research I am including here, maybe there will be more believers.<\/p>\n
I won’t really discuss the research per se, \u00a0but \u00a0I will list it and the authors \u00a0as food for thought for the readers. It is my hope that we will embrace it and make the necessary changes to our curriculum and instruction to ensure success for our students. \u00a0As we implement Common Core, \u00a0let’s base all that we do on the research, best practices, and the standards.<\/p>\n
National Commission on Writing, 2004, 2005\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Writing directly affects hiring and promotion decisions.<\/p>\n NAEP, 2002<\/strong><\/p>\n Many adolescents need interventions to help them become better writers–some require more help than others.<\/p>\n Saddler & Graham, 2005 ;Anderson, 1997<\/strong><\/p>\n Traditional grammar instruction is unlikely to help improve the quality of students’ \u00a0writing. In fact, it can have a negative affect.<\/p>\n Judy Willis, doctor and teacher<\/strong><\/p>\n Writing can help the brain develop the logical functions required for sucessful math and science learning. When writing is embedded throughout the curriculum, \u00a0it boosts long-term memory and can be a source of conceptual development.<\/p>\n Nancie Atwell<\/strong><\/p>\n Writers learn mechanics in context. Writers need response to their writing, conferencing used as formative guidance. Writers need to read.<\/p>\n Dan Kirby in Inside Out<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n “When developing writers are required to focus on forms, they learn to plug lifeless words and mundane ideas into the formula…”<\/p>\n CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING REFERENCES FOR MORE INFO:<\/strong><\/p>\n Effective Literacy Instruction: Building Successful Reading and Writing Programs<\/em> by J.A. Langer<\/p>\n Inside Out<\/em> by D. Kirby<\/p>\n Guiding Readers and Writers<\/em> by Fountas and Pinnell<\/p>\n National Commission on Writing in America’s Schools and Colleges<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.ncte.org\/prog\/writing\/<\/p>\n Graham and Perin, 2007<\/p>\n Effective Programs for Students at Risk<\/em> by Slavin, Madden, and Karweit<\/p>\n MORE TO COME…<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ready or not, Common Core and lots of writing opportunities are headed our way!! \u00a0I love it, but also realize there are many out there that don’t see the need for all the hoopla surrounding writing. \u00a0After looking at the … Continue reading