What Works in Writing Instruction: Research and Practice, 2nd ed.

What Works in Writing Instruction offers the best of what is currently known about effective writing instruction to help teachers help middle and high school students develop as writers.

"What works?"

As teachers, it’s a question we often ask ourselves about teaching writing, and it often summarizes other, more specific questions we have:

• What contributes to an effective climate for writing?
• What practices and structures best support effective writing instruction?
• What classroom content helps...