SYNOPSIS

With the strong emphasis on reading proficiency, many teachers are struggling to include writing instruction in their K-5 literacy programs.  This book shows teachers how to make the most of the reading-writing connection by using children's literature to improve their students' writing.

Author Rebecca Olness presents six traits that characterize effective writing: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions. You'll learn how to use these six traits-based on the Six-Trait Analytical Writing Model originally used to assess writing-to teach writing.

The chapters describe the six traits and present ideas and strategies forhelping students*find good ideas and details,*organize ideas,*express personality through voice,*choose the right words,*apprehend fluency and rhythm, and*edit for conventions.