Students who understand how to analyze the writing of others can use those skills to improve their own writing. Peer coaching is a collaborative process that engages learners in student-to-student interactions to help them become more proficient writers. Susan Ruckdeschel provides a concise road map for using peer coaching to help secondary students clarify their writing goals and deepen their understanding of effective writing. Aligned with state and IRA//NCTE standards, Peer Coaching for Adolescent Writers shows teachers how to teach students to articulate a purpose for their writing, formulate questions for feedback, provide constructive comments to their peers, and incorporate the critiques of their peers into their writing. Designed for ease of use, this book offers: Clear, step-by-step tips for implementing the peer coaching process; Ideasfor using peer coaching across content areas; An appendix of ready-to-go reproducible forms, including scripts, checklists, rubrics, and more; - Transcripts, photos, and classroom examples throughout; - Adaptations for students with special needs and English language learners By developing their writing and editing skills through the peer review process, students can become effective communicators both in and out of the classroom. INDICE: List of Tables and Figures / Foreword / Acknowledgments / About the Author / Introduction / PART ONE: THE MODEL / Student Roles and Steps of Peer Coaching / Silent Peer Coaching and Peer Coaching as Questioning / Scaffolding Responsibility to Adolescent Writers / The Teacher as Faciliator, Program Assistant / PART TWO: THE MODEL IN ACTION / Step One: Establishing Goals and Issues: Appendix: Model Lessons / Step Two: Summarizing, Reading, and Listening:Appendix: Model Lessons / Step Three: Incorporating Feedback Into the Writing: Appendix: Model Lessons / PART THREE: 36 REPRODUCIBLE TOOLS FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT - FOR USE BY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS / Conclusion: Helping Adolescent Writers Find Their Voices
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-7388-5
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 200
- Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés