Write Now!

Reissue of ILA bestseller.

To become truly college and career ready, students need to be able to communicate effectively in writing, and teachers need to be confident and prepared to teach writing in ways that motivate, encourage, and challenge students to higher levels. In this practical volume, a stellar group of researchers and classroom educators come together to provide instructional strategies that can increase student engagement and motivation to write. Write Now! empowers K–6 classroom teachers to make key instructional decisions that benefit all learners. This user-friendly e-book includes practical tips, strategies, techniques, and concrete examples to help expand the writing expertise of both typical and challenged learners.

Topics:

• Writing instruction in the age of rigorous standards.
• The power of mentor texts to teach narrative and informational writing skills.
• Strategies for teaching argumentative and persuasive writing.
• Vision, choice, and identity in motivating reluctant and developing writers.
• Innovative ideas for using digital tools.
• Multigenre projects that integrate social studies or science with the language arts.

Kathy Ganske is research professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University.

“Writing fluently and with cohesion is essential for all young children to master because it is a gateway skill for higher learning. Ganske’s approach makes the most of current research on writing and makes it instantly applicable to the classroom.”
—Nancy Frey, San Diego State University