The New Art and Science of Teaching Writing

This book provides a nuanced explanation of how teachers can apply the strategies and techniques in The New Art and Science of Teaching to the teaching of writing.

This book takes the framework in The New Art and Science of Teaching and offers more than one hundred detailed strategies for and examples of implementation. Throughout the book, the authors address ten teacher actions from The New Art and Science of Teaching within the categories of feedback, content, and context. They focus on how the forty-three elements embedded in these categories specifically apply for teachers of writing.

• Each chapter includes self-rating scales that readers can use to assess their performance on each element. By doing this, they can determine their areas of strength and the areas in which they might want to improve relative to The New Art and Science of Teaching.
• Each chapter ends with Guiding Questions for Curriculum Design to help with planning.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1. Feedback

1. Providing and Communicating Clear Learning Goals
2. Using Assessments

Part 2. Content

3. Conducting Direct Instruction Lessons
4. Conducting Practicing and Deepening Lessons
5. Conducting Knowledge Application Lessons
6. Using Strategies That Appear in All Types of Lessons

Part 3. Context

7. Using Engagement Strategies
8. Implementing Rules and Procedures and Building Relationships
9. Developing Expertise

Afterword

Appendix A. Framework Overview

Appendix B. List of Figures and Tables

References and Resources