Full Description
Students learn to write well by developing fundamental literacy skills--and also by knowing how to get started, stay on track, and persist toward meaningful goals. From leading science-of-writing expert Leslie E. Laud, this is the first book that helps K-12 educators harness the power of executive skills in evidence-based writing instruction. Laud shows how self-regulation supports learning and growth in every step of the writing process, from planning to drafting, editing, and revising. The book provides a clear roadmap and practical strategies for teaching and scaffolding both writing skills and executive skills. It is packed with sample lessons, writing prompts, extended examples, "Take It to the Classroom" tips, and reproducible/downloadable tools.
Contents
1. Executive Skills: What They Are, and Why They Matter in Learning to Write
2. The End Game: A Framework for Developing Self-Regulating Writers
3. Planning: Teach and Model the Writing Process
4. Organization: Text Structure
5. Cognitive Flexibility: The Key to Varied Vocabulary and Strong Sentences
6. Working Memory: Transcribing Ideas While Holding Them in Mind
7. Inhibition and Self-Monitoring: Goal-Driven Revision
8. Social Understanding: Audience Awareness and Peer Connections
Epilogue
Appendix of Resources and Reproducibles
References
Index
