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Are you looking for effective ways to encourage your young writers? Do you need strategies for teaching students the foundations for writing success? This online course presents a thorough review of the writing process. You will learn how to address spelling and grammar in student writing. Assessment strategies, including rubrics, will also be shared.

"I find your courses extremely valuable. It is always directly applicable to use in my classroom. It also expands and reinforces my thinking about teaching." - Theresa Tucker

Three Enrollment Options

Course Registration Only $124

Course plus graduate level credit from USD ($124 plus $200)

Course plus continuing education units from USC ($124 plus $200)

 

Topical Outline:

Unit One Writing Standards Writing Domains Assignment #1: Write an autobiography Assignment #2: Article reflection Test #1 Unit Two Developmental Stages of Writing Language Experience Approach Test #2 Unit Three The Writing Process Assignment #3: Respond to a classmate Test #3

Unit Four Spelling for Emergent and Early Writers Grammar for Emergent and Early Writers Literature as a Springboard for Writing Test #4 Unit Five Writer’s Workshop Technology and Writing How to Evaluate Software Test #5  Unit Six Technology-Based Writing Lessons Tips for Working with English Language Learners Assignment #4: Create a writing activity for ten different books

 

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