Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Emergent writing: classroom practices that support young writers' development / Renée M. Casbergue and Mary Beth Plauché -- Writing in primary classrooms: a teacher's story / Nancy Roser and Katherine Bomer -- "In my country, we don't write stories, we tell our stories": writing with English-language learners in the primary grades / Julie Coppola ... [et al.] -- Writing and poetry in the elementary grades / Roselmina Indrisano, Jennifer Hauck Bryson, and Merri Jones -- Writing to learn in elementary classrooms / Bonnie B. Armbruster, Sarah S. McCarthey, and Sunday Cummins -- Writing in immigrant families: parents and children writing at home / Jeanne R. Paratore ... [et al.] -- Middle school writing: 9 essential components model / James Flood, Diane Lapp, and Wendy L. Ranck-Buhr -- Creating independent writers and thinkers in secondary schools / Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Rita ElWardi -- Writing and response in the secondary school / Richard Beach, Tom Friedrich, and David J. Williams -- Writing and reading relationships in literacy learning / Elizabeth A. Close, Molly Hull, and Judith A. Langer -- Why writing is technology: reflections in new media / Bertram C. Bruce and Sharon L. Comstock -- Breaking ground: constructing authentic reading-writing assessments for middle and secondary school students / Robert C. Calfee and Roxanne Greitz Miller -- Epilogue: effective professional development for improving literacy instruction / P. David Pearson, Barbara M. Taylor, and Anamarie Tam.

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