Teaching Beginning Writers, Second Edition : Applying the Science of Writing in Grades K-2

Now in its updated second edition, this teacher guide explains explicit writing instruction for young learners. It covers handwriting, spelling, sentence writing, and composition with science-based methods, classroom examples, and strategies for assessment, differentiation, and struggling writers. Includes reproducible forms and rubrics.

Now in a revised and updated second edition, this established teacher guide and course text explains the building blocks of explicit writing instruction for young learners. The authors provide science-based methods for teaching foundational skills in handwriting, spelling, sentence writing, and composition, along with effective strategies to scaffold students’ learning. Illustrated with vivid classroom vignettes and examples of student work in multiple genres, the text presents clear-cut techniques for assessment, differentiation, and supporting struggling writers. Teacher-friendly features include chapter-opening Guiding Questions and reproducible/downloadable forms, checklists, and rubrics. New to This EditionUpdated with the latest theory, research, and strategies aligned with the science of writing. Chapter on paragraph writing. Chapter on strategies to improve sentences. Heightened focus on the composition process across genres, in place of genre-specific chapters.