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Writing, Grade 1
Recommended Reading


Books

Adams, M. J. Beginning to read: Thinking and learning about print. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1990.

Bereiter, C., & Scardamalia, M. The psychology of written composition. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1987.

Burns, M. S., Griffin, P., & Snow, C., eds. Starting out right: A guide to promoting children's reading success. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1999.

Clay, M. M. What did I write? Beginning writing behaviour. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1975.

Graves, D. H. Writing: Teachers and children at work. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Educational Books, 1983.

Hillocks, G. Research on Written Composition. Urbana, IL: National Conference on Research in English, 1986.

International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Learning to read and write: Developmentally appropriate practices for young children. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 1998.

Moats, L. C. Speech to print. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2000.

Neuman, S. B., & Roskos, K. A., eds. Children's achieving: Best practices in early literacy. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 1998.

Roit, M. Creating a community of writers. Peru, IL: Open Court Publishing Co., 1992.

Spandel, V. and Stiggins, R.J. Creating Writers: Linking Writing Assessment and Instruction. White Plains, NY: Longman Publishers, 1997.

Temple, C., Nathan, R., Temple, F., and Burris, N.A. The Beginnings of Writing. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 1993.

Williams, J.D. Preparing to Teach Writing. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 1998.

Articles and Chapters

Adams, M. J., & Bruck, M. "Resolving the 'great debate.'" American Educator, 19, 7 (1995): 10-20.

Adams, M. J., Treiman, R., & Pressley, M. "Reading, writing, and literacy." In Handbook of child psychology, edited by I. E. Sigel & K. A. Renninger, 275-355. New York: Wiley, 1998.

Beal, C. R. "Children's communication skills: Implications for the development of writing strategies." In Cognitive strategy research: From basic research to educational applications, edited by C. B. McCormick, G. Miller, & M. Pressley, 191-214. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1989.

Clarke, L. K. "Invented versus traditional spelling in first graders' writing: Effects on learning to spell and read." Research in the Teaching of English, 22 (1988): 281-309.

Fitzgerald, J. "Variant views about good thinking during composing: Focus on revision." In Promoting academic competence and literacy in school, edited by M. Pressley, K. R. Harris & J.T. Guthrie, 337-358. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1992.

Greene, B. G. "Exploring the reading-writing relationship." Reading Psychology, 16 (1995): 261-268.

Gunn, B. K, Simmons, D. K., & Kame'enui, E. J. Emergent literacy: Synthesis of the research. Technical report no. 17. Eugene, OR: University of Oregon, National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators, 1995.

Hiebert, E. H. "The role of literacy experiences in early childhood programs." The Elementary School Journal, 89 (1988): 161-171.

Pressley, M., & McGoldrick, J. A. "Writing. In Cognitive strategy instruction that really improves children's academic performance, 2nd ed., edited by M. Pressley et al., 153-183. Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books, 1995.

Richgels, D. J. "Invented spelling ability and printed word learning in kindergarten." Reading Research Quarterly, 30 (1995): 96-109.

Scardamalia, M. "How children cope with the cognitive demands of writing." In Writing: The nature, development, and teaching of written communication, edited by C. H. Frederiksen, M. F. Whiteman, & J. F. Dominic. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1981.

Scardamalia, M., & Bereiter, C. "Research on written composition." In Handbook of research on teaching, 3rd ed., edited by M. Wittrock, 778-803. New York: Macmillan, 1986.
Teale, W. H., & Sulzby, E. "Emergent literacy as a perspective for examining how young children become writers and readers." In Emergent literacy: Writing and reading, edited by W. H. Teale & E. Sulzby, vii-xxv. Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1986.

Tierney, R., & Shanahan, T. "Research on the reading-writing relationship: Interactions, transactions, and outcomes." In Handbook of reading research, Vol. 2, edited by R. Barr, M. Kamil, P. Mosenthal, & P. D. Pearson, 246-280. White Plains, NY: Longman, 1991.

Van Kleeck, A. "Emergent literacy: Learning about print before learning to read." Topics in Language Disorders, 10 (1990): 25-45.

Yaden, D. B., Rowe, D. W., & MacGillivray, L. "Emergent literacy: A matter (polyphony) of perspectives." In Handbook of reading research, Vol. 3., edited by M. Kamil, P. Mosenthal, P. D. Pearson, & R. Barr, 425-454. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000.

Web Sites

http://www.aft.org
American Federation of Teachers

http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)

http://www.ciera.org
Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement

http://www.ed.gov
United States Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov/NLE
National Library of Education

http://ncee.org
National Center on Education and the Economy

http://www.nea.org
National Education Association

http://www.nrconline.org
National Reading Conference

http://www.reading.org
International Reading Association

http://www.naeyc.org
National Association for the Education of Young Children