Evelyn Rothstein, Andrew S Rothstein, Gerald Lauber

Broschiertes Buch

Writing as Learning

A Content-Based Approach

Beschreibung

Writing as Learning: A Content-Based Approach, Second Edition offers teachers twelve easy-to-use strategies for engaging students in writing about subject area content. Based on the authors' extensive work with learners at all levels, the strategies help students gain a deep understanding of concepts, build a rich vocabulary, and develop organized thinking processes. This resource provides step-by-step guidance for implementing each strategy and includes examples illustrating how to use the strategies for different ages and subject areas. The revised edition includes: · Updated references to research · Expanded discussion of writing as a learning process · New writing activities based on the strategies · More tips and suggestions for implementing the strategies.

Autor

Andrew S. Rothstein has had a distinguished career as a teacher, administrator, and researcher. His diverse and enriching experiences in international schools, special education, public schools, and consulting have given him a broad perspective of the contexts in which children learn. As an author and presenter, he has achieved wide acclaim for his work in improving school performance by focusing on improving instruction and its supervision. His work in integrating many subject areas through writing has been highly effective in improving test scores in districts across the country. As principal, Rothstein led site-based improvements that resulted in strong increases in student academic performance. While superintendent of a regional school serving children with severe physical disabilities and health impairments, Rothstein reorganized staff development, created new curricula, and integrated technology into the instructional program for children for children from prekindergarten through high school. He has been an adjunct professor at Southern Connecticut State University and Touro College. Rothstein earned a master¿s degree in special education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a doctorate in educational administration from New York University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Corwin
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9781412949613
• ISBN-10: 1412949610
• Artikelnr.: 21950823