Easy Steps To Writing Fantastic Research Reports (Grades 3-6)

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Summary: Easy Steps for Writing Fantastic Research Reports
Review: As a teacher and Reading Specialist, I know well the dread many students experience at the thought of research reports. This reaction is due in large part to a lack of knowledge on how best to approach research for different purposes. Likewise, many teachers don't look forward to teaching research skills given the lack of good models and student disinterest. In this book, teachers finally have an invaluable resource for helping students conduct research and enjoy the process!

Easy Steps for Writing Fantastic Research Reports is not just another "how-to" book. Rather, teachers and parents will find multiple lessons, organizers, and checklists accompanied by tips for motivating students. This book not only outlines a model for many research, but also provides timelines and planning models for integrating research into curriculum throughout the year. Most importantly, the model is presented through meaningful contexts that engage students.

The strategies and activities in this book detail how teachers can provide meaningful instruction through mini-lessons that incorporate reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills for any appropriate content. Teachers can design instruction around units for any curriculum. More importantly, the ideas in this book don't require fancy materials or preparation. Teachers can begin implementing the suggestions immediately. The wonderful reproducibles allow teachers to read about instruction and put it into practice.

As students progress through the late elementary and middle school years, conducting research is a common assignment. Students are eventually expected to write research reports independently or at home. Providing students with the opportunity to learn effective approaches and become skillful researches is extremely important. There is simply no better guide or text that exclusively addresses developing research skills in the late elementary grades than Easy Steps for Writing Fantastic Research Reports. I've already had colleagues ask where to find this book and beg to borrow my copy.