Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction / Charles A. MacArthur ... [et al.] -- PART I. THEORIES AND MODELS OF WRITING -- The social and historical context for writing research / Martin Nystrand -- New directions in writing theory / John R. Hayes -- Writing process theory: a functional dynamic approach / Gert Rijlaarsdam, Huub van den Bergh -- A sociocultural theory of writing / Paul Prior -- The processing demands of writing / Mark Torrance, David Galbraith -- PART II. WRITING DEVELOPMENT -- The emergence of writing / Liliana Tolchinsky -- Implications of advancements in brain research and technology for writing development, writing instruction, and educational evolution / Virginia W. Berninger, William D. Winn -- Cognitive factors in the development of children's writing / Deborah McCutchen -- Children's understanding of genre and writing development / Carol A. Donovan, Laura B. Smolkin -- Motivation and writing / Suzanne Hidi, Pietro Boscolo -- Self-efficacy beliefs and motivation in writing development / Frank Pajares, Gio Valiante -- Relations among oral language, reading, and writing development / Timothy Shanahan -- PART III. INSTRUCTIONAL MODELS AND APPROACHES -- Strategy instruction and the teaching of writing: a meta-analysis / Steve Graham -- Tenets of sociocultural theory in writing instructional research / Carol Sue Englert ... [et al.] -- Response to writing / Richard Beach, Tom Friedrich -- Writing to learn: how alternative theories of school writing account for student performance / George E. Newell -- The effects of new technologies on writing and writing processes / Charles A. MacArthur -- "I guess I'd better watch my English": grammars and the teaching of the English language arts / Michael W. Smith ... [et al.] -- The process approach to writing instruction: examining its effectiveness / Ruie J. Pritchard, Ronald L. Honeycutt -- PART IV. WRITING AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS -- Teaching writing in culturally diverse classrooms / Arnetha F. Ball -- Influence of gender on writing development / Shelley Peterson -- Writing instruction for students with learning disabilities / Gary A. Troia -- Multilingual writing in preschool through 12th grade: the last 15 years / Jill Fitzgerald -- PART V. METHODOLOGY AND ANALYTIC TOOLS -- Qualitative research on writing / Katherine Schultz -- Statistical analysis for field experiments and longitudinal data in writing research / Robert D. Abbott ... [et al.] -- Text structure as a window on the cognition of writing: how text analysis provides insights in writing products and writing processes / Ted J.M. Sanders, Joost Schilperoord -- Applications of computers in assessment and analysis of writing / Mark D. Shermis ... [et al.] -- Writing assessment: a techno-history / Brian Huot, Michael Neal -- What does reading have to tell us about writing?: preliminary questions and methodological challenges in examining the neurobiological foundations of writing and writing disabilities / Kenneth R. Pugh ... [et al.].

Encompassing both cognitive and sociocultural perspectives, this text synthesises knowledge on writing development in children and adolescents and the processes underlying successful learning and teaching. It includes a section on cultural diversity, gender, special education and bilingual learners.

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