Comments on: Professionally Developed http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/02/10/professionally-developed/ (bôr'dər-lănd') n. Located on or near a frontier. An indeterminate area or condition. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:21:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Doug http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/02/10/professionally-developed/#comment-1157 Doug Sun, 12 Feb 2006 21:05:09 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/02/10/professionally-developed/#comment-1157 <a style="text-decoration:underline" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0787974560/sr=8-1/qid=1139776959/ref=sr_1_1/104-1780953-6225516?%5Fencoding=UTF8" rel="nofollow">Rain, Wind, Steam and Speed: Building Fluency in Adolescent Writers</a> by Gerald Fleming and Meredith Pike-Baky interests me because, with all of the discussion about reading fluency as an indicator of reading <em>competence</em>, I've not seen any resources nor heard discussion about <em>writing fluency</em> in that context. From looking through the table of contents it appears to be a "nuts and bolts" type of practical resource. Thanks, for the pointer, James. Rain, Wind, Steam and Speed: Building Fluency in Adolescent Writers by Gerald Fleming and Meredith Pike-Baky interests me because, with all of the discussion about reading fluency as an indicator of reading competence, I’ve not seen any resources nor heard discussion about writing fluency in that context. From looking through the table of contents it appears to be a “nuts and bolts” type of practical resource.

Thanks, for the pointer, James.

]]> By: james matthew http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/02/10/professionally-developed/#comment-1154 james matthew Sun, 12 Feb 2006 16:37:17 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2006/02/10/professionally-developed/#comment-1154 Freewriting is a great tool...I have been using it for some time now and find it a great way for students to get their initial ideas down on paper. I usually use it when students are writing poetry. You may also want to check out a book called Rain, Wind, Steam and Speed (i can't remember the author, and the book is at school)...it is about developing writing fluency through using journals. I am using it this year in a gr7 classroom...and am really enjoying it. The book includes a ton of writing prompts for students to work with if they choose....big prompts that fill up the whole board. cheers Freewriting is a great tool…I have been using it for some time now and find it a great way for students to get their initial ideas down on paper. I usually use it when students are writing poetry.

You may also want to check out a book called Rain, Wind, Steam and Speed (i can’t remember the author, and the book is at school)…it is about developing writing fluency through using journals.
I am using it this year in a gr7 classroom…and am really enjoying it.
The book includes a ton of writing prompts for students to work with if they choose….big prompts that fill up the whole board.

cheers

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