Raising Writers: Understanding and Nurturing Young Children's Writing Development

Ruth E. Shagoury

ISBN 10: 0205514618 / ISBN 13: 9780205514618

Published by Pearson, 2008

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0205514618I4N00

Synopsis:

With the guidance of children's writing enthusiast Ruth Shagoury, teachers will learn to listen to all their students and look at their written work with a new and appreciative lens―one that also helps them anticipate and encourage students in developing new skills appropriately. Drawing on her many years of primary classroom teaching and research, Ruth offers primary teachers, early childhood specialists, and caregivers strategies to nurture connections between oral and writing skills at every stage of children’s development for today's multicultural classroom. Ruth's thorough exploration of how young children learn written language presents teachers with the necessary tools to understand the growth and development of written language in a literate culture. Filled with a wealth of resources for extending learning beyond the classroom, Raising Writers: Understanding and Nurturing Young Children's Writing Development includes interviews with the author and book study questions making this a perfect book for book club study groups.

 

Help your students make the transition from oral to written language!

• Explores the written language development of pre-school through primary school age children.
• Addresses important topics such as the role of the culture of literacy, how drawing and writing go hand-in hand, and the developmental path of spelling and conventions. 
• Identifies the parallels between oral and written language development with the use of a developmental continuum chart. In addition, the book includes an annotated guide with research foundation for the continuum.
• Includes numerous samples of children’s work and photos to bring the information in the book to life. 
• Offers book recommendations for spelling programs and additional writing instruction resources, as well as picture book suggestions for multicultural classrooms. 
• Includes a book club study guide at the end of the book.

About the Author: Ruth Shagoury can’t imagine anything more fascinating than exploring the minds of children and adolescents as they grow as writers, readers, and language users. Though she teaches new and veteran teachers at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR, her passion for working with children keeps her connected to classrooms. She has written numerous books and articles, including most recently Starting with Comprehension co-authored with Andie Cunningham (Stenhouse.)  Ruth is a regular contributor to www.choiceliteracy.com.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Raising Writers: Understanding and Nurturing...
Publisher: Pearson
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket