Writing Skills A Comprehensive Program for Beginning and Reluctant Writers Grade(s): 2 ~12 Description: Writing Skills is an integrated, comprehensive solution for differentiating writing instruction in the classroom. The Writing Skills series offers integrated instruction in composition and its related skills, including grammar, mechanics, spelling, handwriting, and keyboarding. New in the second edition student books: Expanded prewriting exercises Content-area writing topics Opportunities for independent writing Expanded review sections Writing applications New in the Teacher’s Handbook: Strategies for teaching writing in grades 2–12 Techniques for direct instruction Spelling, handwriting, and keyboarding Working with groups Writing topics by grade level Models and examples Reproducible student pages First designed for the struggling, at-risk, and beginning writer, this series provides an essential foundation in thinking and writing skills. Instruction is systematic, building from simple to complex concepts. For proficient and advanced students, the series offers opportunities to apply new strategies and techniques to their writing. Because students who spell correctly and write legibly receive the highest scores on standardized assessments, the Writing Skills series includes two Cursive Writing Skills student books and a Teacher’s Handbook offering strategies for teaching spelling, grammar, and handwriting, and keyboarding. Skills Addressed •  Prewriting and organizing strategies   • Choosing forms and genres • Establishing audience and purpose • Achieving sentence variety • Writing a paragraph •  Writing an essay • Editing and revising • Working with groups • Grammar rules for writing • Handwriting, spelling, and keyboarding Also Available Book 1;Book 2; book 3 Prices:$11.99

Writing Skills