Effective Learning and Teaching of WritingA Handbook of Writing in Education
Second Edition
edited by
Gert RijlaarsdamUniversity of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Huub van den BerghUtrecht University, The Netherlands
Michel CouzijnUniversity of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EFFECTIVE LEARNING AND TEACHING OF WRITING: STUDENTINVOLVEMENT IN THE TEACHING OF WRITINGGert Rijlaarsdam & Huub van den Bergh
PART ONE: STUDIES IN LEARNING TO WRITE
EMERGENT WRITING IN KINDERGARTEN AND THE EMERGENCE 17OF THE ALPHABETIC PRINCIPLEMadelon Saada-Robert, Kristine Balslev, & Katja Mazurczak
LOOKING AT READING AND WRITING THROUGH LANGUAGE 31Maria da Graga L. C. Pinto
REWRITING TO INTRODUCE PUNCTUATION IN THE SECOND 47GRADE: A DIDACTIC APPROACHSofia Vernon, Monica Alvarado, & Paula Zermeno
CONTEXTUAL FACTORS ENHANCING COGNITIVE AND 59METACOGNITIVE ACTIVITY DURING THE PROCESS OFCOLLABORATIVE WRITINGMarta Milian Gubern
METACOGNITIVE REGULATIONS, PEER INTERACTIONS AND 77REVISION OF NARRATIVES BY SIXTH GRADERSYviane Rouiller
THE DIRECTIVITY OF TEACHER STRATEGIES IN COLLABORATIVE 91WRITING TASKSChristina Diez, Juan Jose Anula, Fernando Lara, & Pilar Pardo
MAKING DIGITAL ANNOTATIONS USING THE WORLD WIDE WEB 105Henrry Rodriguez & Sandra Brunsberg
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POPULAR CULTURE: 121A RESOURCE FOR WRITING IN SECONDARY ENGLISHCLASSROOMSDouglas McClenaghan & Brenton Doecke
THE GARDEN OF THOUGHT - ABOUT WRITING POEMS IN UPPER 131SECONDARY SCHOOLPer-Olof Erixon
USING A STRUCTURED WRITING WORKSHOP TO HELP GOOD 141READERS WHO ARE POOR WRITERSRonald L. Honeycutt & Rule Jane Pritchard
DEAF WAYS OF WRITING NARRATIVES: 151A BILINGUAL APPROACHMaria Koutsoubou
STYLISTIC IMITATION AS A TOOL IN WRITING PEDAGOGY 169Uwe Geist
IMPROVING ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING BY FOSTERING 181ARGUMENTATIVE SPEECHSergio Crasnich & Lucia Lumbelli
MONITORING LOCAL COHERENCE THROUGH BRIDGING 197INTEGRATIONLucia Lumbelli & Gisella Paoletti
LEARNING TO WRITE INSTRUCTIVE TEXTS BY READER 209OBSERVATION AND WRITTEN FEEDBACKMichel Couzijn & Gert Rijlaarsdam
LEARNING TO READ AND WRITE ARGUMENTATIVE TEXT BY 241OBSERVATION OF PEER LEARNERSMichel Couzijn & Gert Rijlaarsdam
THE UPTAKE OF PEER-BASED INTERVENTION IN THE WRITING 259CLASSROOMEva Lindgren
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PART TWO: STUDIES IN HOW TO TEACH WRITING
TEACHING WRITING: USING RESEARCH TO INFORM PRACTICE 275Roger Beard
IMPACT OF REGULAR PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION ON 291ARGUMENTATIVE SKILLS:REFLECTION ABOUT EDUCATION IN PRIMARY SCHOOLSEmmanuele Auriac-Peyronnet & Marie-France Daniel
ACTION RESEARCH. 305A STUDY ON USING AN INTEGRATIVE-NARRATIVE METHOD TOTEACH L2 WRITING IN A HONG KONG PRIMARY SCHOOLAnita Y. K. Poon
TEACHING HOW TO WRITE ARGUMENTATIVE TEXTS AT PRIMARY 323SCHOOLMilagros Gdrate & Angeles Melero
TEACHING WRITING - TEACHING ORAL PRESENTATION 339Susanne Munch
WRITING TO LEARN: 349CONSTRUCTING THE CONCEPT'OF GENRE IN A WRITINGWORKSHOPMilly Epstein-Jannai
WRITING "IN YOUR OWN WORDS": 367CHILDREN'S USE OF INFORMATION SOURCES IN RESEARCHPROJECTSRob Oliver
METACOGNITION TO LEARN HOW TO WRITE TEXTS AT SCHOOL 381AND TO DEVELOP MOTIVATION TO DO ITAnne-Marie Doly
FOSTERING NOVICES' ABILITY TO WRITE INFORMATIVE TEXTS 393Lieve Vanmaele & Joost Lowyck
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ADAPTING TO THE CLASSROOM SETTING: 417NEW RESEARCH ON TEACHERS MOVING BETWEEN TRADITIONALAND COMPUTER CLASSROOMSKate Kiefer & Mike Palmquist
ASSESSMENT OF ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING 427Ron Oostdam
DIGITAL INFORMATION LITERACY: 443TEACHING STUDENTS TO USE THE INTERNET IN SOURCE-BASEDWRITINGCaroline M. Stern
"DOWN THE PLUGHOLE": 455THE PITFALLS OF TESTING THE WRITING OF L2 PUPILSGeri Smyth
PART 3: STUDIES IN WRITING TO LEARN
COMPOSING A SUMMARY 469Monica Alvarado & Ana Laura de la Garza
ENHANCING THINKING DISPOSITIONS THROUGH INFORMAL 481WRITING:EXPERIENCES IN SCIENCE CLASSESTamar Levin & Till Wagner
FOSTERING REFLECTIVE WRITING BY STRUCTURING WRITING- 499TO-LEARN TASKSGissi Sarig
REFLECTIVE WRITING & REFLECTIVE THINKING: 519THE IMPLICATIONS OF INTRODUCING REFLECTIVE PRACTICEINTO A PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE PROGRAMME IN PHARMACYPeter Sayers
WRITING TO LEARN: 533CONDUCTING A PROCESS LOGRachel Segev-Miller
LEARNING BY WRITING HYPERTEXT: 547A RESEARCH BASED DESIGN OF UNIVERSITY COURSES INWRITING HYPERTEXTElmar Stahl & Rainer Bromme
THE EFFECT OF STUDENT PRIOR EXPERIENCE, ATTITUDES, AND 561APPROACHES ON PERFORMANCE IN AN UNDERGRADUATESCIENCE WRITING PROGRAMCharlotte E. Taylor & Helen Drury
CHILDREN'S WRITING STRATEGIES: 574PROFILES OF WRITERSAnat Shapira & Rachel Hertz-Lazarowitz
WRITING-TO-LEARN AND GRAPH-DRAWING AS AIDS OF THE 587INTEGRATION OF TEXT AND GRAPHSGisella Paoletti
REFERENCES 599
AUTHOR INDEX 645
SUBJECT INDEX 655
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 667
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