For Elementary General Education and Special Education Teachers

Practical Strategies for Written Language Instruction

by Gail Bornfield

This book will help the regular classroom teacher or the special education teacher to:

• Enhance skill development of students who are at-risk or have mild disabilities and are in the general education classroom.
• Suggest strategies for peer tutoring specific to enhancement of written language skills at a variety of levels.
• Suggest strategies for small group activities geared to skill development in the written language area.
• Adapt direct instruction techniques to improve skills of students at-risk for failing.
• Modify instruction to meet the needs of students who are at-risk and/or who have mild disabilities.
• Suggests ideas for independent activities to enhance skill development.

Table of contents:

1. Introduction
2. Spelling
3. Handwriting
4. Mechanical Corrections (capitalization and punctuation)
5. Written Expression
6. Bibliography
7. Appendix: Functional Spelling List