180 Days to Successful Writers : Lessons to Prepare Your Students for Standardized Assessments and for Life

Enhance your students′ writing skills and boost their scores on standardized writing tests!

In today′s high-stakes environment, standardized test scores not only gauge student performance, but are also linked to a school′s status and the funding it receives. This helpful resource provides educators with a classroom-tested writing curriculum that has proven to boost student scores on standardized writing tests while helping them develop skills for lifelong writing success.

The authors offer structured, day-to-day lesson plans linked to national standards; easy-to-use writing tools; and carefully crafted, unscripted lessons that cover a scope and follow a sequence that aims for student success. This curriculum is designed to help you:

• Become a confident writing teacher
• Prepare your students for all practical applications of writing
• Provide students with the analytical tools and skills they need to succeed on standardized writing tests
• Accommodate students′ strengths and weaknesses
• Create confident readers and writers of your most reluctant students

Your students need more than writing prompts and grammar lessons to ensure they will have lifelong writing success. Finally--a way for teachers to provide quality writing instruction that allows them to meet testing demands on time and with confidence!