Using Literature to Enhance Writing Instruction: A Guide for K-5 Teachers
With the strong emphasis on reading proficiency, many teachers are struggling to include writing instruction in their K-5 literacy programs. This book shows teachers how to make the most of the reading-writing connection by using children's literature to improve their students' writing.\ Author Rebecca Olness presents six traits that characterize effective writing: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. You'll learn how to use these six traits-based...
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PrefaceviiAcknowledgmentsxiiChapter 1The Reading-Writing Connection1Chapter 2Teaching Writing and Genre Literature10Chapter 3Writing From Experience35Chapter 4Finding Good Ideas and Details46Chapter 5Organizing Ideas69Chapter 6Expressing Feelings Through Voice97Chapter 7Choosing the Right Words115Chapter 8Apprehending Fluency and Rhythm139Chapter 9Editing for Conventions158Chapter 10Some Final Thoughts176References181Index189
