Because writing matters : improving student writing in our schools /

Because writing matters : improving student writing in our schools / National Writing Project and Carl Nagin. - Rev. and updated ed. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2006. - xi, 129 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - The Jossey-Bass education series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-122) and index.

Why writing matters -- Improving student writing : challenges and expectations -- Learning to write -- Writing to learn -- Professional development -- Standards and assessments for writing -- What administrators can do to create effective writing programs.

0787980676 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780787980672

2005032612

GBA606184 bnb

013360111 Uk


English language--Composition and exercises--Study and teaching--United States.

153.15 NAT 2006