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Traits of Writing: A Professional Development Video Series on DVD: DVD Version

by Ruth Culham

Grades: 3 - 6

DVD
Item #:NTS989471
Weight (lbs):1.44

This powerful series from Ruth Culham provides teachers with essential information they need to assess and teach student writing. Available on both DVD and video, this set takes you inside third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade classrooms as teachers use scoring guides to evaluate children's writing, model each of the 6+1 traits in classroom lessons, and reflect on their students' learning strategies.

» Series Overview (7 min. 32 sec.)

For Each Trait You'll Find:

Explanations and examples

Assessment and scoring discussions

Focus lessons delivered in real classrooms by expert teachers

A closer look at instructional strategies

Management tips:

Management tips that teachers and students share on teaching and learning the traits

Assessment Roundtables with Ruth Culham and teachers discussing scoring guides to assess actual student writing

In the Package:

Over 120 minutes of total video (2 DVD discs)

A 72-page Professional Study Guide that you can put to work right away! The 72-page guide provides background information on the TRAIT model, reproducible scoring guides and writing samples, lesson plan reproducibles, FAQs and answers, and other materials perfect for staff development.

Series also available on VHS video

Winner Communicators Awards Video!
Traits of Writing: A Professional Development Video Series received an Award of Excellence in the Communicator Awards 2005 Video Competition. This international awards competition recognizes outstanding work in the communications field, and awards are presented to products that are considered "a benchmark for industry."

View Ruth Culham's author page on Scholastic Professional Web site.

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List Price:

$395.00