{"product_id":"writing-skills-activities-for-special-children-isbn-9780787978846","title":"Writing Skills Activities for Special Children","description":"Now available in lay flat, paperback edition, here's the book you need to help elementary students with special needs develop basic writing skills, relate writing to real-life tasks, and explore writing as a creative, enjoyable event! The book includes 135 step-by-step lessons and 269 illustrated activity sheets. It moves from copying words and completing sentences to processing the writing reports and stories, from filling out necessary forms to taking class notes, writing a letter, and addressing an envelope. For quick access and easy use, the lessons and activities are organized into four sections:  \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eWriting Words\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWriting Sentences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWriting Paragraphs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOther Types of Writing Activities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I: Writing Words 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Beginning Writing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-1 Matching Words to Pictures 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-2 Completing Sentences by Copying Words 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-3 Completing Sentences with Picture Clues 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-4 Sentence Starters 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-5 Completing Sentences to Make a Short Story 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-6 Composing and Copying a Class Story 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Writing High-Frequency Words and Phrases\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-7 Twenty Little Words (1-20) 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-8 Twenty More Words (21-40) 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-9 Another Group of Twenty Words (41-60) 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-10 Yet Another Group of Twenty Words (61-80) 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-11 A Final Group of Twenty Words (81-100) 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-12 Dictated Sentences with High-Frequency Words 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-13 -ould and -n't 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-14 More n't Words 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-15 ough 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-16 a, e 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-17 igh 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-18 Pronouncing Words \"Funny\" 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-19 Question Words 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-20 Confusing Words 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-21 Having Enough Letters 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-22 A Few More Tricky Words 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-23 Personal Words 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-24 Sight-Word Games 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Increasing Vocabulary Words\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-25 Writing Color Words 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-26 Writing Number Words 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-27 Writing Common Nouns 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-28 The Days of the Week 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-29 The Months of the Year 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-30 Abbreviations and Titles 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-31 Proper Nouns 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-32 Antonyms 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-33 Synonyms 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-34 Homonyms 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-35 Contractions 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-36 Compound Words 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 Editing Words\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-37 Changing the Noun 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-38 Changing the Adjective 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-39 Changing the Verb 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-40 Changing One Word 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson I-41 Finding Omitted Words 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II: Writing Sentences 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Writing a Basic Sentence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-1 Identifying a Complete Sentence 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-2 Identifying a Sentence in Print 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-3 Writing Short Sentences 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-4 Identifying a Fragment 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-5 Repairing a Fragment 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-6 Identifying a Run-On 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-7 Repairing a Run-On 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-8 Writing a Telling Sentence 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-9 Adding a Sentence 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-10 Writing a Question 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-11 Writing an Exclamation 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-12 Other Exclamations 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-13 Writing Commands 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-14 Sentences with Quotation Marks 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Writing Sentences for a Specific Purpose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-15 Writing to Describe 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-16 Writing a Reaction 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-17 Writing to Give Information 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-18 Writing to Explain\/Give Instructions 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-19 Answering a Question with Appropriate Information 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-20 Answering a Question with Complete Sentences 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-21 Turning a Statement into a Question 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Varying Sentences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-22 Varying the Beginning 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-23 Lengthening Sentences 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-24 Lengthening Sentences by Using Prepositional Phrases 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-25 Using More Specific or Varied Words 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-26 Changing the Position of Phrases 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-27 Combining Short Sentences (and, but, so) 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-28 Using Commas in a List 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-29 Using a Comma When Addressing Someone 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-30 Varying the Length of Sentences 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-31 Paraphrasing 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 Proofreading\/Editing Sentences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-32 Legible Writing 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-33 Capital Letters--Only When Necessary! 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-34 Editing for Punctuation 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-35 Editing for Spelling 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-36 Editing for Meaning 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-37 Editing for Overuse of \"and\" 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-38 Editing for Interest 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-39 Editing with Proofreader's Marks 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-40 Rough Draft and Final Copy 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson II-41 The Editing Team 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Ill Writing Paragraphs 333\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart l The \"Sandwich\" Model for Paragraphs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-1 Sandwiches and Paragraphs 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-2 Writing a Topic Sentence 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-3 Adding Details 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-4 More Practice in Adding Details 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-5 Writing a Concluding Sentence 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-6 More Practice in Writing Concluding Sentences 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-7 Putting a Title to Your Paragraph 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-8 Evaluating a Paragraph 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Types of Paragraphs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-9 Writing a Descriptive Paragraph 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-10 Writing an Opinion Paragraph 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-11 Writing a Narrative Paragraph 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-12 Writing an Informative Paragraph 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-13 Writing a How-to Paragraph 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-14 Writing a Persuasive Paragraph 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IIl-15 Review of Paragraphs 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Multiple Paragraphs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-16 Ways to Organize Multiple Paragraphs 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-17 Writing an Informative Report 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-18 Writing a Sequential Report 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IIl-19 Writing a Compare\/Contrast Report 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson III-20 Writing a Topic-Support Document 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection IV Other Types of Writing Activities 419\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Writing a Story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-1 Elements of a Story 420\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-2 Using Dialogue 424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-3 Plot: Beginning, Middle, and Ending 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-4 Character Development 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-5 A Checklist for Writing a Short Story 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Writing for School Projects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-6 Writing a Book Report 437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-7 Writing an Essay Response 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-8 Keeping a Journal 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-9 Writing a Letter 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-10 Writing Definitions 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-11 Writing Spelling Words in Context 457\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-12 Writing a Current Events Summary 462\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-13 Writing a Math \"Story\" Problem and Math Log 468\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-14 Writing an Interview 472\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-15 Taking Class Notes 479\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-16 Completing an Assignment Sheet 483\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Practical Writing Activities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-17 Taking a Phone Message 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-18 Making a List 490\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-19 Writing Directions or Instructions 492\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-20 Writing Notes on a Calendar 496\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-21 Completing a Form 500\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-22 Writing\/Completing an Invitation 505\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-23 Writing a Thank-you Note 507\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-24 Addressing an Envelope 510\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 Creative-Writing Activities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-25 Writing a Poem 513\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-26 Writing a Song 517\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-27 Writing a Classified Ad 519\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-28 Writing a Commercial Ad 522\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-29 Writing a Travel Brochure 524\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-30 Writing a Cartoon Strip 526\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-31 Writing a Greeting Card 531\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-32 Writing a Joke or Riddle Book 533\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-33 A Written Time Capsule 535\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLesson IV-34 Writing a Skit or Play 537\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDARLENE MANNIX,\u003c\/b\u003e B.S. 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