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crunchtime lessons to help students blow the roof off writing tests and become better writers in the process
p watch an overview by gretchen . p book study groups and professional learning communities click here to save when you order 15 copies of crunchtime . a 315 value for 267.75 . save 47.25 . p our schools should be accountable but do they have to become joyless halls of drudgery im not against measuring student achievement and learning . but cant we develop lessons that use the best of what we know about learning and about children lessons informed by research and results lessons that include color life conversation and laughter gretchen bernabei ul li crunchtime is a practical grab and go resource for teachers . li crunchtime strategies are engaging and fun for students . li crunchtime is especially effective in helping struggling writers including english language learners . li ul p in this eagerly anticipated teacher resource master teachers gretchen bernabei jayne hover and cynthia candler share writing lessons that are healthy for kids promote lifelong literacy and coincidentally will help your students blow the roof off of their state test scores . organized around the writing process selecting topics crafting drafts and polishing finished pieces explicit lessons engage student writers while shoring up the gaps between learning and testing . growing out of their own work in title i schools gretchen jayne and cynthias strategies have proven to be especially effective in helping esl and special education students not only pass the test but achieve commended performance . in addition to providing classroom tested strategies this practical teaching resource provides a wealth of crunchtime tools rubrics reproducibles and writing samples minilessons and lesson plans that will help you teach strategically and position your students for success on their state writing tests and beyond . p crunchtime includes the following downloadable resources 4 week planner writing prompts and reproducibles .