Helps teachers see how to approach writing in ways that make it freshrelevant and accessible.Carol Ann Tomlinson Professor of Educational LeadershipUniversity o... » 

Helps teachers see how to approach writing in ways that make it freshrelevant and accessible.Carol Ann Tomlinson Professor of Educational LeadershipUniversity of VirginiaTrue to one of the basic tenets of writing the book shows rather than tells .. . . This makes for a fun and engaging read.Erin Sullivan Research AssociateUniversity of ConnecticutAs a writing teacher for twentysome years I wish Id had access to thismaterial.Marilee Sprenger Educational ConsultantSeattle Pacific UniversityAre your picturesmart musicsmart and bodysmart learners lagging behindtheir wordsmart and numbersmart peers?Donovan Walling offers innovative new ways to help these learners becomeeffective writers With an emphasis on matching teaching method to learningstyle and developing both basic writing competencies and higherlevel thinkingskills this resource offers instructional strategies sample lessons andpathways to fluency that focus onOrganizing ideas artisticallyUsing walkabout strategies to clarify conceptsUsing pattern and rhythm for writing sense and much moreTwelve sample lessons and a learning styles selfassessment make this anessential resource for teachers literacy coaches and curriculum designers whowant to expand writing curriculum and incorporate more nonlinear methods intotheir instructional repertoires. «