Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to search

Education Professional Development

Basic Tools for Beginning Writers

How to teach all the skills beginning writers need — from alphabet recognition and spelling to strategies for self-editing and building coherent context

by (author) Betty Schultze

Publisher
Pembroke Publishers
Initial publish date
Feb 2008
Category
Professional Development, Preschool & Kindergarten
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551382210
    Publish Date
    Feb 2008
    List Price
    $28.95

Classroom Resources

Where to buy it

Description

How to teach all the skills beginning writers need — from alphabet recognition and spelling to strategies for self-editing and building coherent text. Offers teachers strategies for helping children grasp the pencil, print legibly, spell, punctuate, and create sentences that contain complete thoughts and link together logically. Includes background information, lesson ideas, and suggestions for student review, extensions, and modifications that lead to best practices in developing writing consistency.

About the author

Betty Schultze has had extensive experience in K–4 classrooms, as a Reading Recovery teacher, and as a consultant for students with learning disabilities. Betty was formerly a field supervisor for student teachers at Vancouver Island University and is currently a popular workshop presenter throughout British Columbia. She has worked with teachers in training and as an early literacy mentor for the Vancouver School Board. Betty currently resides on Gabriola Island, BC.

 

Betty Schultze's profile page