Darlene Mannix

Writing Skills Activities for Special Children

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Produktbeschreibung

Now available in lay flat, paperback edition, here's the book you need to help elementary students with special needs develop basic writing skills, relate writing to real-life tasks, and explore writing as a creative, enjoyable event! The book includes 135 step-by-step lessons and 269 illustrated activity sheets. It moves from copying words and completing sentences to processing the writing reports and stories, from filling out necessary forms to taking class notes, writing a letter, and addressing an envelope. For quick access and easy use, the lessons and activities are organized into four sections: Writing WordsWriting SentencesWriting ParagraphsOther Types of Writing Activities

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 538
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Dezember 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 210mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1361g
• ISBN-13: 9780787978846
• ISBN-10: 0787978841
• Artikelnr.: 21184785

Autorenporträt

DARLENE MANNIX, B.S. Taylor University, M.A. Indiana University, has taught emotionally handicapped and mentally disabled, language disordered, and learning disabled children of all ages. She is an active member of the Council for Exceptional children, and Ms. Mannix is also the author of six other practical resources for special educators.

Inhaltsangabe

Section I: Writing Words 1 Part 1 Beginning Writing Lesson I
1 Matching Words to Pictures 2 Lesson I
2 Completing Sentences by Copying Words 4 Lesson I
3 Completing Sentences with Picture Clues 6 Lesson I
4 Sentence Starters 8 Lesson I
5 Completing Sentences to Make a Short Story 10 Lesson I
6 Composing and Copying a Class Story 14 Part 2 Writing High
Frequency Words and Phrases Lesson I
7 Twenty Little Words (1
20) 16 Lesson I
8 Twenty More Words (21
40) 24 Lesson I
9 Another Group of Twenty Words (41
60) 31 Lesson I
10 Yet Another Group of Twenty Words (61
80) 38 Lesson I
11 A Final Group of Twenty Words (81
100) 45 Lesson I
12 Dictated Sentences with High
Frequency Words 52 Lesson I
13
ould and
n't 59 Lesson I
14 More n't Words 62 Lesson I
15 ough 64 Lesson I
16 a, e 66 Lesson I
17 igh 68 Lesson I
18 Pronouncing Words "Funny" 70 Lesson I
19 Question Words 72 Lesson I
20 Confusing Words 74 Lesson I
21 Having Enough Letters 79 Lesson I
22 A Few More Tricky Words 82 Lesson I
23 Personal Words 84 Lesson I
24 Sight
Word Games 86 Part 3 Increasing Vocabulary Words Lesson I
25 Writing Color Words 95 Lesson I
26 Writing Number Words 102 Lesson I
27 Writing Common Nouns 108 Lesson I
28 The Days of the Week 116 Lesson I
29 The Months of the Year 120 Lesson I
30 Abbreviations and Titles 125 Lesson I
31 Proper Nouns 130 Lesson I
32 Antonyms 134 Lesson I
33 Synonyms 139 Lesson I
34 Homonyms 143 Lesson I
35 Contractions 152 Lesson I
36 Compound Words 160 Part 4 Editing Words Lesson I
37 Changing the Noun 166 Lesson I
38 Changing the Adjective 169 Lesson I
39 Changing the Verb 172 Lesson I
40 Changing One Word 175 Lesson I
41 Finding Omitted Words 178 Section II: Writing Sentences 183 Part 1 Writing a Basic Sentence Lesson II
1 Identifying a Complete Sentence 184 Lesson II
2 Identifying a Sentence in Print 187 Lesson II
3 Writing Short Sentences 189 Lesson II
4 Identifying a Fragment 191 Lesson II
5 Repairing a Fragment 193 Lesson II
6 Identifying a Run
On 195 Lesson II
7 Repairing a Run
On 197 Lesson II
8 Writing a Telling Sentence 199 Lesson II
9 Adding a Sentence 201 Lesson II
10 Writing a Question 203 Lesson II
11 Writing an Exclamation 205 Lesson II
12 Other Exclamations 207 Lesson II
13 Writing Commands 210 Lesson II
14 Sentences with Quotation Marks 214 Part 2 Writing Sentences for a Specific Purpose Lesson II
15 Writing to Describe 219 Lesson II
16 Writing a Reaction 224 Lesson II
17 Writing to Give Information 226 Lesson II
18 Writing to Explain/Give Instructions 230 Lesson II
19 Answering a Question with Appropriate Information 234 Lesson II
20 Answering a Question with Complete Sentences 238 Lesson II
21 Turning a Statement into a Question 241 Part 3 Varying Sentences Lesson II
22 Varying the Beginning 245 Lesson II
23 Lengthening Sentences 248 Lesson II
24 Lengthening Sentences by Using Prepositional Phrases 251 Lesson II
25 Using More Specific or Varied Words 255 Lesson II
26 Changing the Position of Phrases 258 Lesson II
27 Combining Short Sentences (and, but, so) 261 Lesson II
28 Using Commas in a List 268 Lesson II
29 Using a Comma When Addressing Someone 272 Lesson II
30 Varying the Length of Sentences 276 Lesson II
31 Paraphrasing 280 Part 4 Proofreading/Editing Sentences Lesson II
32 Legible Writing 284 Lesson II
33 Capital Letters
Only When Necessary! 289 Lesson II
34 Editing for Punctuation 295 Lesson II
35 Editing for Spelling 300 Lesson II
36 Editing for Meaning 305 Lesson II
37 Editing for Overuse of "and" 309 Lesson II
38 Editing for Interest 313 Lesson II
39 Editing with Proofreader's Marks 318 Lesson II
40 Rough Draft and Final Copy 324 Lesson II
41 The Editing Team 328 Section Ill Writing Paragraphs 333 Part l The "Sandwich" Model for Paragraphs Lesson III
1 Sandwiches and Paragraphs 334 Lesson III
2 Writing a Topic Sentence 337 Lesson III
3 Adding Details 341 Lesson III
4 More Practice in Adding Details 344 Lesson III
5 Writing a Concluding Sentence 347 Lesson III
6 More Practice in Writing Concluding Sentences 351 Lesson III
7 Putting a Title to Your Paragraph 354 Lesson III
8 Evaluating a Paragraph 358 Part 2 Types of Paragraphs Lesson III
9 Writing a Descriptive Paragraph 361 Lesson III
10 Writing an Opinion Paragraph 366 Lesson III
11 Writing a Narrative Paragraph 371 Lesson III
12 Writing an Informative Paragraph 374 Lesson III
13 Writing a How
to Paragraph 378 Lesson III
14 Writing a Persuasive Paragraph 382 Lesson IIl
15 Review of Paragraphs 387 Part 3 Multiple Paragraphs Lesson III
16 Ways to Organize Multiple Paragraphs 392 Lesson III
17 Writing an Informative Report 396 Lesson III
18 Writing a Sequential Report 402 Lesson IIl
19 Writing a Compare/Contrast Report 407 Lesson III
20 Writing a Topic
Support Document 413 Section IV Other Types of Writing Activities 419 Part 1 Writing a Story Lesson IV
1 Elements of a Story 420 Lesson IV
2 Using Dialogue 424 Lesson IV
3 Plot: Beginning, Middle, and Ending 428 Lesson IV
4 Character Development 431 Lesson IV
5 A Checklist for Writing a Short Story 435 Part 2 Writing for School Projects Lesson IV
6 Writing a Book Report 437 Lesson IV
7 Writing an Essay Response 441 Lesson IV
8 Keeping a Journal 445 Lesson IV
9 Writing a Letter 448 Lesson IV
10 Writing Definitions 453 Lesson IV
11 Writing Spelling Words in Context 457 Lesson IV
12 Writing a Current Events Summary 462 Lesson IV
13 Writing a Math "Story" Problem and Math Log 468 Lesson IV
14 Writing an Interview 472 Lesson IV
15 Taking Class Notes 479 Lesson IV
16 Completing an Assignment Sheet 483 Part 3 Practical Writing Activities Lesson IV
17 Taking a Phone Message 488 Lesson IV
18 Making a List 490 Lesson IV
19 Writing Directions or Instructions 492 Lesson IV
20 Writing Notes on a Calendar 496 Lesson IV
21 Completing a Form 500 Lesson IV
22 Writing/Completing an Invitation 505 Lesson IV
23 Writing a Thank
you Note 507 Lesson IV
24 Addressing an Envelope 510 Part 4 Creative
Writing Activities Lesson IV
25 Writing a Poem 513 Lesson IV
26 Writing a Song 517 Lesson IV
27 Writing a Classified Ad 519 Lesson IV
28 Writing a Commercial Ad 522 Lesson IV
29 Writing a Travel Brochure 524 Lesson IV
30 Writing a Cartoon Strip 526 Lesson IV
31 Writing a Greeting Card 531 Lesson IV
32 Writing a Joke or Riddle Book 533 Lesson IV
33 A Written Time Capsule 535 Lesson IV
34 Writing a Skit or Play 537