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Teacher's guide to effective sentence writing / Bruce Saddler.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: What works for special needs learnersPublisher: New York : Guilford Press, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: xvi, 176 pages : forms ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1462506771
  • 9781462506774
  • 1462506828
  • 9781462506828
Other title:
  • Effective sentence writing
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.042071 23
LOC classification:
  • LB1576 .S228 2012
Contents:
Part 1 : Background. Writing basics -- The importance of the sentence -- What is sentence combining? -- Part 2 : Teaching and assessment. The cognitive challenge of combining sentences -- Types of sentence-combining exercises -- Teaching sentences -- Teaching sentence combining -- Student grouping -- Assessment -- Part 3 : Sample unit of instruction, practice activities, and exercises. Sample unit of instruction -- Practice activities -- Common grammatical terms and exercise sequence -- Word-, phrase-, and clause-length exercises -- Exercises with multiple grammatical elements -- Paragraph-length exercises.
Summary: This practical book provides explicit instructions for teaching sentence-level skills to students who have difficulties in this area. The author explains the key role of sentence combining in the writing process and presents effective techniques for instruction and assessment. Numerous sample lessons, practice activities, planning tips, and grammatical pointers make it easy for teachers to incorporate sentence combining and construction into the writing curriculum at all grade levels (2-12). Accessible and engaging, the book helps teachers and students experiment with different ways to arrange thoughts and produce meaningful written work. This title is part of the What Works for Special-Needs Learners Series, edited by Karen R. Harris and Steve Graham. - Publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1 : Background. Writing basics -- The importance of the sentence -- What is sentence combining? -- Part 2 : Teaching and assessment. The cognitive challenge of combining sentences -- Types of sentence-combining exercises -- Teaching sentences -- Teaching sentence combining -- Student grouping -- Assessment -- Part 3 : Sample unit of instruction, practice activities, and exercises. Sample unit of instruction -- Practice activities -- Common grammatical terms and exercise sequence -- Word-, phrase-, and clause-length exercises -- Exercises with multiple grammatical elements -- Paragraph-length exercises.

This practical book provides explicit instructions for teaching sentence-level skills to students who have difficulties in this area. The author explains the key role of sentence combining in the writing process and presents effective techniques for instruction and assessment. Numerous sample lessons, practice activities, planning tips, and grammatical pointers make it easy for teachers to incorporate sentence combining and construction into the writing curriculum at all grade levels (2-12). Accessible and engaging, the book helps teachers and students experiment with different ways to arrange thoughts and produce meaningful written work. This title is part of the What Works for Special-Needs Learners Series, edited by Karen R. Harris and Steve Graham. - Publisher.

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