ISBN-13: 9783639153439 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 144 str.
Academic Effects of Writer''s Workshop focuses on a process approach to teaching writing in the classroom. The investigation centers on the effects of a particular process writing curriculum, Writer s Workshop, on the writing achievement of fifth grade students as measured by an annualstandardized assessment tool. The research includesthree years of quantitative data with a total of over300 subjects. Background information provides readerswith a history of the development of writinginstruction in schools, a comparison of traditionaland process writing instruction, and a description ofthe major components and essential elements ofWriter''s Workshop. Interviews and a lengthydiscussion of the findings suggest many positiveimplications from the study as well as continued usedof the Writer''s Workshop curriculum with modifications.