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Writing, Thinking, and the Brain : How Neuroscience Can Improve Writing Instruction
Writing, Thinking, and the Brain : How Neuroscience Can Improve Writing Instruction
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Author(s): Tokuhama-Espinosa, Tracey
ISBN No.: 9780807786352
Pages: 240
Year: 202412
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 194.58
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

Contents List of Figures and Tables ?vi Acknowledgments ?viii Introduction ?1 Who Should Read This Book ?1 How to Read This Book ?3 1. ?A Story of Learning to Write ?6 Think to Write, Write to Think ?8 Lessons Learned ?15 Why ThinkWrite? Why Now? ?26 2. ?The Neuroscience of Writing ?31 Learning Trajectories and Their Neural Networks ?31 Holons: Parts and Whole ?32 Four Categories of Neural Networks for Language ?37 When Problems Occur, Diagnosis Is Half the Cure ?46 The Holons of the ThinkWrite Model ?49 3. ?The Holons of Prewriting ?55 Understand ?56 Know Things ?62 Mind Wander ?69 Reflect ?75 Map and Connect ?81 4. ?The Holons of Writing ?86 Outline ?87 Plan ?93 Research ?97 Draft ?102 5. ?The Holons of Revision ?108 Peer Exchange ?110 Feedback and Feedforward ?115 Edit ?121 Revise ?126 Proofread ?130 Complete and Commence ?134 6. ?Toggling to Assist Variability and Flexibility ?140 Name It to Tame It ?141 Familiarity, Repetition, and Practice ?142 Student Choice ?145 Toggling for Better Learning ?146 The Brain Adapts to What It Does Most ?150 Introducing ThinkWrite to Students ?151 7. ?Tools for Coaching the Thinking Behind Writing ?167 Coaching Students to Toggle ?167 Valuing the Thinking as Much as the Writing ?173 Writing is No Longer Just About Pencil and Paper: Embracing EdTech ?187 8.


?Implementing ThinkWrite With Universal Design for Learning ?189 What is Universal Design for Learning in Education? ?189 Differentiation Through UDL ?191 Why Do Students Vary in Their Starting Points as Writers? ?192 Differentiating with ThinkWrite ?193 Determining the Range of Learners ?194 Determining the Scope of Activities ?195 How ThinkWrite Responds to All Aspects of UDL Course Design ?195 9. ?From Theory to Practice ?198 Why ThinkWrite? ?198 How to ThinkWrite (The Quick Guide) ?199 Core Principles From the Learning Sciences and Their Implications for Instruction ?200 The Bridge Between Our Current Practice and ThinkWrite ?209 Practical Steps to Ground Writing Instruction in the Learning Sciences ?211 Leverage Points to Change the System ?215 The Holons of the Learner and Why AI Will Not Replace Good Writing Teachers ?217 Generative AI (ChatGPT) ?220 Nurturing Writers ?221 Index ?223 About the Authors ?227.


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