Improving students' writing, K-8: from meaning-making to high stakes!

Preface About the Authors 1. Writing to Learn and Understand Purposes for Writing Yesterday's and Today's Challenges Literacy Connections in Your Classroom The Three Hardest Parts About Helping Student Writers Writing Together as a Way of Communicating, Learning, and Meaning-Making 2. Writing About Information Informal Writing Formal Writing Connections Between Informational Text and Student Writing Reading Informational Text to Learn About...