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> From: National Writing Project
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> Subject: Special NWP Site Bulletin, October 19, 2006
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> Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:15:06 -0700 (PDT)
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> - NWP Site Bulletin -
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> "WRITING NEXT" REPORT RELEASED --
> A new report on writing –– Writing Next: Effective
> Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in
> Middle and High School –– was released today. This
> report, commissioned by Carnegie Corporation of New
> York and published by the Alliance for Excellent
> Education, presents eleven specific teaching
> techniques that research suggests will help improve
> the writing abilities of students, grades 4-12. Five
> of the six studies of the process writing approach
> were conducted by NWP site leaders. Writing Next
> also cites NWP’s book Because Writing Matters. All
> of us may find the combination of the two
> publications, along with the reports of the National
> Commission on Writing, beneficial as we work with
> teachers and administrators. The parallels are
> definitely worth noting. Read more and download a
> copy:
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http://www.all4ed.org/publications/WritingNext/index.html
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