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The strategies used in The Write Tools are supported by the following research:
"Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing in Adolescense in Middle and High School", Steve Graham and Dolores Perin, © 2007 Carnegie Corporation of NewYork.
To view how The Write Tools aligns
with the recommendations of the Carnegie report,
click here.
"Writing to Read: Evidence for How Writing Can Improve Reading", Steve Graham and Michael Hebert,
© 2010 Carnegie Corporation of NewYork.
To view a summary of this report, click here.
To view the full report, click here.
Best Practice: New Standards for Teaching and Learning in America's Schools, by Zemelman, Daniels, and Hyde.
To see a chart summarizing the
best practices in writing,
click here.
Other supporting material:
Allen, J. (2004). Tools for teaching content literacy. Stenhouse.
Anderson, V., & Hidi, S. (1988-1989). Teaching students to summarize. Educational Leadership, 46, 26–28.
Angelillo, J. (2005). Writing to the prompt: When students don’t have a choice. Heinemann.
Armbruster, B. B., Anderson, T. H., & Meyer, J. L. (1987). Does text structure/summarization instruction facilitate learning from expository text? Reading Research Quarterly, 22, 331–346.
Atwell, N. (Ed.). (1990). Coming to know: Writing to learn in the intermediate grades. Heinemann.
Atwell, N. (1987). In the middle: Writing, reading, and learning with adolescents. Heinemann.
Atwell, N. (2002). Lessons that change writers. Heinemann.
Calkins, L. (1995). The art of teaching writing (2d ed.). Heinemann.
Fletcher, R. (1993). What a writer needs. Heinemann.
Graves, D. H. (1994). A fresh look at writing. Heinemann.
Harvey, S. (1998). Nonfiction matters: Reading, writing, and research in grades 3 -8. Stenhouse.
Harvey, S., & Goudvis, A. (2000). Strategies that work: Teaching comprehension to enhance understanding. Stenhouse.
Heacox, D. (2002). Differentiating instruction in the regular classroom: How to reach and teach all learners, grades 3-12. Free Spirit. sics
Lane, B. (1993). After the end: Teaching and learning creative revision. Heinemann.
Lane, B. (1999). Reviser’s toolbox. Discover Writing Press.
Marzano, R. J., Pickering, D. J., & Pollock, J. E. (2001). Classroom instruction that works: Research-based strategies for increasing student achievement. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Payne, R. K. (2003). A framework for understanding poetry. Aha! Process, Inc.
Spandel, V. (1997). Seeing with new eyes. Northwest Regional Education Laboratory.
Sparks, J. E. (1987). Read for power. Communication Associates.
Sparks, J. E. (1995). Write for power. Designline.
Stephens, E. C., & Brown, J. E. (2000). A handbook of content literacy strategies: 75 practical reading and writing ideas. Christopher-Gordon.
Zinsser,W. (1988). Writing to learn. Harper & Row.