Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Creating a Mindset for Writing: How do we teach our least confident students to write? Convince them that they can--and give them a map. |
| Authors: |
Wright, Zachary F.1 Zachary.Wright@masterycharter.org |
| Source: |
Educational Leadership. Apr2018, Vol. 75 Issue 7, p74-77. 4p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Student attitudes, *Study & teaching of language composition, *Independent reading, *Whiteboards, *Classroom environment, Parts of speech |
| Abstract: |
The article discusses the importance of overcoming fixed mindsets as part of writing instruction. Topics include the use of an IR (Independent Reading) whiteboard in a classroom, the use of Mad-Libs exercises for learning parts of speech, and the use of examples from student writing to teach students about how to write. |
| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
