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
- Publisher
- Pembroke Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2008
- Category
- Professional Development, Preschool & Kindergarten
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781551382210
- Publish Date
- Feb 2008
- List Price
- $28.95
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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.