http://netvouz.com/jgordon/folder/2121682169303350649/Books+Videos+DVDs+Professional+Development+Literacy+Writing?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks in folder Writing on Netvouz http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439280389?ie=UTF8&tag=writi-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=0439280389 (Grades 3 and Up Ruth Culham: Books, This book provides a great orientation to using the traits with clear explanations and multiple examples. See other resources by this author. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:36:04 GMT http://www.nwrel.org/comm/catalog/detail.asp?RID=16382 Ruth Culhum Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, Conventions, and Presentation. Look at good writing in any genre, and you'll find these traits.With this book, teachers will learn how to assess student work for these traits and plan instruction. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:09:20 GMT http://www.writeguy.net/students.htm This link identifies the mentor texts that Jeff Anderson uses to model effective writing an punctuation for his 6th graders. See also links for high school mentor texts. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:49:04 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=9094&r=sb080108 Written in Jeff Anderson's characteristically witty style, this refreshing and practical guide offers an overview of his approach to editing within the writing workshop as well as ten detailed sets of lessons covering everything from apostrophes to serial commas. These lessons can be used throughout the year to replace Daily Oral Language or error-based editing strategies with a more effective method for improving student writing. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:40:06 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=8971&r=sb051208 This book by Maria Carty helps teachers of content-area subjects discover ways to help their students become better, more capable writers. It shows them how to take students through all the steps involved in producing written documents—from generating ideas to researching to revising and editing—and provides them a wealth of practical tips for supporting and encouraging student work. Exploring Writing in the Content Areas suggests specific techniques designed to help students: Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Sun, 11 Dec 2005 03:35:33 GMT http://www.writeguy.net/ Jeff has delivered training in effective writing and reading strategies and instruction for over 18 years, focusing on grades K-8. The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) recently awarded Jeff's writing and selected him as one of the organization's consultants as well. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:51:40 GMT http://www.writeguy.net/booklists.htm Jeff Anderson : Recommended Book Lists These are the books that Jeff Anderson recommends for teaching writing and the mechanics of writing. He teaches junior high and has developed a great DVD. See his home page. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:38:17 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=8989&r=sb060612 View entire book online. Writing Sense outlines the classroom conditions necessary for successful writing instruction with English language learners, whether in writing workshop and/or small-group instruction. It includes 68 classroom-tested lessons for grades K–8 that show kids at all levels of language acquisition how to make connections, ask questions, visualize (make mental images), infer, determine importance, synthesize, monitor meaning and comprehension, and use fix-up strategies. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:29:30 GMT http://www.nwrel.org/comm/catalog/departments.asp?d=15 Products Catalog Online This is a list of the many products across the grade levels to support the 6+1 Writing Traits Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Mon, 06 Feb 2006 04:04:02 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=0341&r=sb070827 Improve student extended-response answers and develop a life-long skill. Ardith Davis Cole has developed an easy-to-implement, step-by-step protocol, the "Better Answer" formula, that helps students focus on the task at hand. It is a process that begins with teacher modeling, invites increasing amounts of student participation, and eventually moves students into independent response writing. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Literacy > Writing jgordon Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:21:18 GMT