- Volume 26, Issue 1, 2008

A picture book leads into a reading and writing activity based in character study, close reading, and collaboration.

This is a supplement to “A Picture Book Helps Students “Read” Characters” by Alisa Fisher (August 08 Classroom Notes Plus)

Sentence combining can help student writers develop new strategies for expressing ideas and enhancing meaning. This lesson outlines exercises you can easily customize to your own students’ needs.

This is a supplement to “Sentence Combining: Building Skills through Reading and Writing.”

These detailed tips give guidance on how an oft-misused tool—the worksheet—can lend itself to sound writing instruction and support individual student learning.