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SRA Essentials for Writing Textbook

SRA Essentials for Writing Textbook

National Edition
MHID: 0076234738 | ISBN 13: 9780076234738
Grades: 6 - 12

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Essentials of Writing textbook Grade 6 features include • Highly prompted activities to help students write passages that are organized, to the point, and make sense. • A group edit process that engages students and focuses their attention on attributes of good writing • A variety of writing prompts that encourage students to find personal meaning in writing • Skills being introduced in a carefully sequenced order and continuous review • Cumulative skills development and ongoing success improve student confidence.

About the Author

Siegfried Engelmann

Siegfried “Zig” Engelmann passed away on February 15, 2019.Much of his life was dedicated to improving the future of all children. Zig, senior author of Direct Instruction programs, was the director of the National Institute for Direct Instruction and former professor of education at the University of Oregon. He has authored over 100 programs, ranging from beginning reading to elementary chemistry and earth sciences. His principal efforts have focused on at-risk, deaf, Down Syndrome, and autistic children. He has authored60 chapters, over 100 articles, and 20 books on educational psychology and instruction, including Theory of Instruction (with Douglas Carnine). He has been involved in nine major research projects and has received the 2002 Award for Education Research from the Council of Scientific Society Presidents. His other awards include the Fred Keller Award from the American Psychological Association and an honorary doctorate from Western Michigan University.