TY - BOOK ID - 147681724 TI - Teaching beginning writers AU - Coker, David L. AU - Ritchey, Kristen D. PY - 2015 SN - 9781462520138 1462520138 PB - New York, New York ; London, England : The Guilford Press, DB - UniCat KW - Language arts (Elementary) KW - Creative writing KW - Study and teaching. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:147681724 AB - An essential ""how-to"" primer, this book examines the process of learning to write and shares evidence-based instructional strategies for the primary grades. With an emphasis on explicit instruction and scaffolding students' learning, the authors explain when and how to teach handwriting, spelling, foundational skills such as sentence formation and editing, and composition in specific genres. They present clear-cut techniques for assessment, differentiation, and supporting struggling writers. ER -