A Guide to Creating Student-staffed Writing Centers, Grades 6-12

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A Guide to Creating Student-staffed Writing Centers, Grades 6-12 is written by Richard Kent and published by Peter Lang. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 082047889X (ISBN 10) and 9780820478890 (ISBN 13).

Writing centers are places where writers work with each other in an effort to develop ideas, discover a thesis, overcome procrastination, create an outline, or revise a draft. Ultimately, writing centers help students become more effective writers. Visit any college or university in the United States and chances are there is a writing center available to students, staff, and community members. A Guide to Creating Student-Staffed Writing Centers, Grades 6-12 is a how-to and, ultimately, a why-to book for middle school and high school educators as well as for English/language arts teacher candidates and their methods instructors. Writing centers support students and their busy teachers while emphasizing and supporting writing across the curriculum.