CD (standalone) for Creating Young Writers Using the Six Traits to Enrich Writing Process in Primary Classrooms

by Spandel, Vicki

• ISBN13: 9780132757164
• ISBN10: 0132757168
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: CD
• Copyright: 2013-03-25
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

The CD for Creating Young Writers: Using the Six Traits to Enrich Writing Process in Primary Classrooms, Third Edition, provides K—3 teachers with electronic access to the materials that are discussed within the book.

 

This CD provides the same material as the CD that comes with the printed book.  Designed as the perfect compliment for teaching the next generation of 6-Trait Writing to students in grades K—3, the CD for Creating Young Writers features a wealth of printable resources selected from Vicki Spandel’s best-selling text, Creating Young Writers : Using the Six Traits to Enrich Writing Process in Primary Classrooms, Third Edition. Teacher resources include rubrics, student work samples, teacher guides, and figures designed for use in classroom assessment; as well as activities from the author. Each can be easily printed for classroom use.

Author Biography

Vicki Spandel has worked as a language arts teacher, researcher, editor, journalist, technical writer, and award winning video producer. In 1984, Vicki coordinated the 17-member teacher team out of Beaverton, Oregon, that developed the original, internationally recognized 6-trait model for writing assessment and instruction. Since that time, she has served as scoring director for more than 80 state, county, and district writing assessments, and has developed instructional writing materials for students K through college. She is a frequent visitor in writing classrooms, providing coaching on writing, revision, and editing.

 

Vicki is the author or co-author (with Jeff Hicks) of more than 30 books for teachers and students, including Creating Writers, 5^th edition (2005, Pearson Education), Creating Young Writers, 3^rd Edition (2012, Allyn and Bacon), The 9 Rights of Every Writer (2005, Heinemann), The Write Traits Classroom Kits, Grades 1 through 8 (Great Source Education Group), Write Traits Advanced, Grades 9 through 12 (Great Source), and most recently, Write Traits Kindergarten: Bringing the Traits to Kinderwriters (2008, Great Source). She lives with her family in the beautiful Three Sisters Wilderness area of Central Oregon, where she is currently working on several picture books.