{"product_id":"because-writing-matters-isbn-9780787980672","title":"Because Writing Matters","description":"This updated edition of the best-selling book \u003ci\u003eBecause Writing Matters\u003c\/i\u003e reflects the most recent research and reports on the need for teaching writing, and it includes new sections on writing and English language learners, technology, and the writing process. \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION Why Writing Matters 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eONE Improving Student Writing: Challenges and Expectations 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTWO Learning to Write 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHREE Writing to Learn 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFOUR Professional Development 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFIVE Standards and Assessments for Writing 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSIX What Administrators Can Do to Create\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffective Writing Programs 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 123\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe National Writing Project\u003c\/b\u003e (NWP) is a nationwide professional development program for teachers begun in 1974 at the University of California, Berkeley. Through its extensive network of teachers, the NWP seeks to promote exemplary instruction of writing in every classroom in America.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Nagin\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, editor, and teacher. He has worked for the PBS series Frontline, and his articles have appeared in such national publications as \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eArt and Antiques\u003c\/i\u003e where his writing was nominated for a National Magazine Award. He taught writing at both the high school and college level for more than fifteen years as a faculty member at Harvard University and the New England Conservatory of Music.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Definitive Guide to Teaching Writing in Our Schools\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis updated edition of the best-selling book \u003ci\u003eBecause Writing Matters\u003c\/i\u003e reflects the most recent research and reports on the need for teaching writing, and it includes new sections on writing and English language learners, technology, and the writing process.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR BECAUSE WRITING MATTERS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBecause Writing Matters\u003c\/i\u003e has sweeping appeal to teachers, administrators, and parents alike. It is full of pragmatic tools to increase both the quantity and the quality of writing in schools. Not haughty or esoteric, it is relevant, accessible and, above all, a practical guidebook that presents ways by which writing within the educational landscape can be improved.\" \u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003eEssays in Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I just finished a fantastic book about writing. In about 120 pages, the authors synthesize years of insights into writing, instruction, professional development, and assessment… I felt like I learned something new with each page, or found on each page some important new validation for what I already do in my own classroom.\" —\u003cb\u003eJim Burke,\u003c\/b\u003e moderator, CATENet, and author, \u003ci\u003eThe Reader's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe English Teacher's Companion\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is must-reading for teachers, school district leaders, and policy makers who wish to restore writing to its rightful place in student learning.\" —\u003cb\u003eDonald Graves\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor Emeritus, Education, University of New Hampshire   \"\u003ci\u003eBecause Writing Matters\u003c\/i\u003e has sweeping appeal to teachers, administrators, and parents alike. It is full of pragmatic tools to increase both the quantity and the quality of writing in schools. Not haughty or esoteric, it is relevant, accessible and, above all, a practical guidebook that presents ways by which writing within the educational landscape can be improved.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Aiken Essays in Education\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I just finished a fantastic book about writing. In about 120 pages, the authors synthesize years of insights into writing, instruction, professional development, and assessment…I felt like I learned something new with each page, or found on each page some important new validation for what I already do in my own classroom.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Jim Burke, Burlington High Scholl, California, CATEnet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"You would have to read hundreds of books and articles to acquire knowledge comparable to what you can get by reading this slim but full packed volume developed by the National Writing Project and written by a journalist and writing teacher.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—AP Central\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Once I started reading, I could not put the book down until I had finished. My copy of \u003ci\u003eBecause Writing Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is riddled with sticky notes to myself about how I can enhance my own efforts to bring writing and the teaching of writing to the foreground.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Voices from the Middle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"For the first time, in a reader-friendly format, those strategies of successful school writing programs have been documented in a new book titled \u003ci\u003eBecause Writing Matters\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Town Talk Newspapers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Timely and persuasive, \u003ci\u003eBecause Writing Matters\u003c\/i\u003e offers classroom teachers, administrators, and those who work with pre-service teachers more than encouragement; it provides a ‘so what’ plus the ‘how to’ necessary to make real changes in the ways writing is taught and assessed. One of the book’s greatest strengths is the way relevant information is succinctly presented.\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eEnglish Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"If you want or need to know more about teaching writing, the bibliography is a comprehensive source. The great writing teachers and well-known researchers listed here have built a knowledge base for a discipline many of us have taken for granted.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—English Leadership Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The NWP and Nagin have written a concise, well-organized primer that introduces school leaders to writing as a thinking and learning tool.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Bryn Mawr\/Haverford College Journal of Teacher Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988796489957,"sku":"NP9780787980672","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787980672.jpg?v=1761781623","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/because-writing-matters-isbn-9780787980672","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}