# Best Practices in Writing Instruction, Third Edition

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- Authors: [Charles A. MacArthur](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-a-macarthur), [Steve Graham](https://www.bookquiver.com/steve-graham), [Michael A. Hebert](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-a-hebert)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2019-03-01
- Genres: Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy

## Description

Well established as a definitive text--and now revised and updated with eight new chapters--this book translates cutting-edge research into effective guidelines for teaching writing in grades K–12. Illustrated with vivid classroom examples, the book identifies the components of a complete, high-quality writing program. Leading experts provide strategies for teaching narrative and argumentative writing; using digital tools; helping students improve specific skills, from handwriting and spelling to sentence construction; teaching evaluation and revision; connecting reading and writing instruction; teaching vulnerable populations; using assessment to inform instruction; and more. New to This Edition *Chapters on new topics: setting up the writing classroom and writing from informational source material. *New chapters on core topics: narrative writing, handwriting and spelling, planning, assessment, special-needs learners, and English learners. *Increased attention to reading–writing connections and using digital tools. *Incorporates the latest research and instructional procedures. See also Handbook of Writing Research, Second Edition, edited by Charles A. MacArthur, Steve Graham, and Jill Fitzgerald, which provides a comprehensive overview of writing research that informs good practice.

## Editions

### Best Practices in Writing Instruction, Third Edition

- Publisher: Guilford Press
- ISBN: 978-14-6253-796-9
- Pages: 416
- Published: 2019-03-01
- Language: en_US