Handbook of Writing Research

Table of contents

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• Handbook of Writing Research i
• Title Page iii
• About the Editors v
• Contributors vi
• Contents ix
• Introduction 1
• Part I - Theories and Models of Writing 9
• Chapter 1 - The Social and Historical Context for Writing Research 11
• Chapter 2 - New Directions in Writing Theory 28
• Chapter 3 - Writing Process Theory: a Functional Dynamic Approach 41
• Chapter 4 - A Sociocultural Theory of Writing 54
• Chapter 5 - The Processing Demands of Writing 67
• Part II - Writing Development 81
• Chapter 6 - The Emergence of Writing 83
• Chapter 7 - Implications of Advancements in Brain Research and Technology for Writing Development, Writing Instruction, and Educational Evolution 96
• Chapter 8 - Cognitive Factors in the Development of Children's Writing 115

• Handbook of Writing Research i
• Title Page iii
• About the Editors v
• Contributors vi
• Contents ix
• Introduction 1
• Part I - Theories and Models of Writing 9
• Chapter 1 - The Social and Historical Context for Writing Research 11
• Chapter 2 - New Directions in Writing Theory 28
• Chapter 3 - Writing Process Theory: a Functional Dynamic Approach 41
• Chapter 4 - A Sociocultural Theory of Writing 54
• Chapter 5 - The Processing Demands of Writing 67
• Part II - Writing Development 81
• Chapter 6 - The Emergence of Writing 83
• Chapter 7 - Implications of Advancements in Brain Research and Technology for Writing Development, Writing Instruction, and Educational Evolution 96
• Chapter 8 - Cognitive Factors in the Development of Children's Writing 115
• Chapter 9 - Children's Understanding of Genre and Writing Development 131
• Chapter 10 - Motivation and Writing 144
• Chapter 11 - Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Motivation in Writing Development 158
• Chapter 12 - Relations Among Oral Language, Reading, and Writing Development 171
• Part III - Instructional Models and Approaches 185
• Chapter 13 - Strategy Instruction and the Teaching of Writing: a Meta-Analysis 187
• Chapter 14 - Tenets of Sociocultural Theory in Writing Instruction Research 208
• Chapter 15 - Response to Writing 222
• Chapter 16 - Writing to Learn: How Alternative Theories of School Writing Account for Student Performance 235
• Chapter 17 - The Effects of New Technologies on Writing and Writing Processes 248
• Chapter 18 - [I Guess I'D Better Watch My English]: Grammars and the Teaching of the English Language Arts 263
• Chapter 19 - The Process Approach to Writing Instruction: Examining Its Effectiveness 275
• Part IV - Writing and Special Populations 291
• Chapter 20 - Teaching Writing in Culturally Diverse Classrooms 293
• Chapter 21 - Influence of Gender on Writing Development 311
• Chapter 22 - Writing Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities 324
• Chapter 23 - Multilingual Writing in Preschool Through 12th Grade: the Last 15 Years 337
• Part V - Methodology and Analytic Tools 355
• Chapter 24 - Qualitative Research on Writing 357
• Chapter 25 - Statistical Analysis for Field Experiments and Longitudinal Data in Writing Research 374
• Chapter 26 - Text Structure as a Window on the Cognition of Writing: How Text Analysis Provides Insights in Writing Products and Writing Processes 386
• Chapter 27 - Applications of Computers in Assessment and Analysis of Writing 403
• Chapter 28 - Writing Assessment: a Techno-History 417
• Chapter 29 - What Does Reading Have to Tell Us About Writing?: Preliminary Questions and Methodological Challenges in Examining the Neurobiological Foundations of Writing and Writing Disabilities 433
• Author Index 449
• Subject Index 460