Now available in lay flat, paperback edition, here's the book you need to help elementary students with special needs develop basic writing skills, relate writing to real-life tasks, and explore writing as a creative, enjoyable event! The book includes 135 step-by-step lessons and 269 illustrated activity sheets. It moves from copying words and completing sentences to processing the writing reports and stories, from filling out necessary forms to taking class notes, writing a letter, and addressing an envelope. For quick access and easy use, the lessons and activities are organized into four sections: Writing Words Writing Sentences Writing Paragraphs Other Types of Writing Activities

Table of Contents:
Section I: Writing Words 1 Part 1 Beginning Writing Lesson I-1 Matching Words to Pictures 2 Lesson I-2 Completing Sentences by Copying Words 4 Lesson I-3 Completing Sentences with Picture Clues 6 Lesson I-4 Sentence Starters 8 Lesson I-5 Completing Sentences to Make a Short Story 10 Lesson I-6 Composing and Copying a Class Story 14 Part 2 Writing High-Frequency Words and Phrases Lesson I-7 Twenty Little Words (1-20) 16 Lesson I-8 Twenty More Words (21-40) 24 Lesson I-9 Another Group of Twenty Words (41-60) 31 Lesson I-10 Yet Another Group of Twenty Words (61-80) 38 Lesson I-11 A Final Group of Twenty Words (81-100) 45 Lesson I-12 Dictated Sentences with High-Frequency Words 52 Lesson I-13 -ould and -n't 59 Lesson I-14 More n't Words 62 Lesson I-15 ough 64 Lesson I-16 a, e 66 Lesson I-17 igh 68 Lesson I-18 Pronouncing Words "Funny" 70 Lesson I-19 Question Words 72 Lesson I-20 Confusing Words 74 Lesson I-21 Having Enough Letters 79 Lesson I-22 A Few More Tricky Words 82 Lesson I-23 Personal Words 84 Lesson I-24 Sight-Word Games 86 Part 3 Increasing Vocabulary Words Lesson I-25 Writing Color Words 95 Lesson I-26 Writing Number Words 102 Lesson I-27 Writing Common Nouns 108 Lesson I-28 The Days of the Week 116 Lesson I-29 The Months of the Year 120 Lesson I-30 Abbreviations and Titles 125 Lesson I-31 Proper Nouns 130 Lesson I-32 Antonyms 134 Lesson I-33 Synonyms 139 Lesson I-34 Homonyms 143 Lesson I-35 Contractions 152 Lesson I-36 Compound Words 160 Part 4 Editing Words Lesson I-37 Changing the Noun 166 Lesson I-38 Changing the Adjective 169 Lesson I-39 Changing the Verb 172 Lesson I-40 Changing One Word 175 Lesson I-41 Finding Omitted Words 178 Section II: Writing Sentences 183 Part 1 Writing a Basic Sentence Lesson II-1 Identifying a Complete Sentence 184 Lesson II-2 Identifying a Sentence in Print 187 Lesson II-3 Writing Short Sentences 189 Lesson II-4 Identifying a Fragment 191 Lesson II-5 Repairing a Fragment 193 Lesson II-6 Identifying a Run-On 195 Lesson II-7 Repairing a Run-On 197 Lesson II-8 Writing a Telling Sentence 199 Lesson II-9 Adding a Sentence 201 Lesson II-10 Writing a Question 203 Lesson II-11 Writing an Exclamation 205 Lesson II-12 Other Exclamations 207 Lesson II-13 Writing Commands 210 Lesson II-14 Sentences with Quotation Marks 214 Part 2 Writing Sentences for a Specific Purpose Lesson II-15 Writing to Describe 219 Lesson II-16 Writing a Reaction 224 Lesson II-17 Writing to Give Information 226 Lesson II-18 Writing to Explain/Give Instructions 230 Lesson II-19 Answering a Question with Appropriate Information 234 Lesson II-20 Answering a Question with Complete Sentences 238 Lesson II-21 Turning a Statement into a Question 241 Part 3 Varying Sentences Lesson II-22 Varying the Beginning 245 Lesson II-23 Lengthening Sentences 248 Lesson II-24 Lengthening Sentences by Using Prepositional Phrases 251 Lesson II-25 Using More Specific or Varied Words 255 Lesson II-26 Changing the Position of Phrases 258 Lesson II-27 Combining Short Sentences (and, but, so) 261 Lesson II-28 Using Commas in a List 268 Lesson II-29 Using a Comma When Addressing Someone 272 Lesson II-30 Varying the Length of Sentences 276 Lesson II-31 Paraphrasing 280 Part 4 Proofreading/Editing Sentences Lesson II-32 Legible Writing 284 Lesson II-33 Capital Letters--Only When Necessary! 289 Lesson II-34 Editing for Punctuation 295 Lesson II-35 Editing for Spelling 300 Lesson II-36 Editing for Meaning 305 Lesson II-37 Editing for Overuse of "and" 309 Lesson II-38 Editing for Interest 313 Lesson II-39 Editing with Proofreader's Marks 318 Lesson II-40 Rough Draft and Final Copy 324 Lesson II-41 The Editing Team 328 Section Ill Writing Paragraphs 333 Part l The "Sandwich" Model for Paragraphs Lesson III-1 Sandwiches and Paragraphs 334 Lesson III-2 Writing a Topic Sentence 337 Lesson III-3 Adding Details 341 Lesson III-4 More Practice in Adding Details 344 Lesson III-5 Writing a Concluding Sentence 347 Lesson III-6 More Practice in Writing Concluding Sentences 351 Lesson III-7 Putting a Title to Your Paragraph 354 Lesson III-8 Evaluating a Paragraph 358 Part 2 Types of Paragraphs Lesson III-9 Writing a Descriptive Paragraph 361 Lesson III-10 Writing an Opinion Paragraph 366 Lesson III-11 Writing a Narrative Paragraph 371 Lesson III-12 Writing an Informative Paragraph 374 Lesson III-13 Writing a How-to Paragraph 378 Lesson III-14 Writing a Persuasive Paragraph 382 Lesson IIl-15 Review of Paragraphs 387 Part 3 Multiple Paragraphs Lesson III-16 Ways to Organize Multiple Paragraphs 392 Lesson III-17 Writing an Informative Report 396 Lesson III-18 Writing a Sequential Report 402 Lesson IIl-19 Writing a Compare/Contrast Report 407 Lesson III-20 Writing a Topic-Support Document 413 Section IV Other Types of Writing Activities 419 Part 1 Writing a Story Lesson IV-1 Elements of a Story 420 Lesson IV-2 Using Dialogue 424 Lesson IV-3 Plot: Beginning, Middle, and Ending 428 Lesson IV-4 Character Development 431 Lesson IV-5 A Checklist for Writing a Short Story 435 Part 2 Writing for School Projects Lesson IV-6 Writing a Book Report 437 Lesson IV-7 Writing an Essay Response 441 Lesson IV-8 Keeping a Journal 445 Lesson IV-9 Writing a Letter 448 Lesson IV-10 Writing Definitions 453 Lesson IV-11 Writing Spelling Words in Context 457 Lesson IV-12 Writing a Current Events Summary 462 Lesson IV-13 Writing a Math "Story" Problem and Math Log 468 Lesson IV-14 Writing an Interview 472 Lesson IV-15 Taking Class Notes 479 Lesson IV-16 Completing an Assignment Sheet 483 Part 3 Practical Writing Activities Lesson IV-17 Taking a Phone Message 488 Lesson IV-18 Making a List 490 Lesson IV-19 Writing Directions or Instructions 492 Lesson IV-20 Writing Notes on a Calendar 496 Lesson IV-21 Completing a Form 500 Lesson IV-22 Writing/Completing an Invitation 505 Lesson IV-23 Writing a Thank-you Note 507 Lesson IV-24 Addressing an Envelope 510 Part 4 Creative-Writing Activities Lesson IV-25 Writing a Poem 513 Lesson IV-26 Writing a Song 517 Lesson IV-27 Writing a Classified Ad 519 Lesson IV-28 Writing a Commercial Ad 522 Lesson IV-29 Writing a Travel Brochure 524 Lesson IV-30 Writing a Cartoon Strip 526 Lesson IV-31 Writing a Greeting Card 531 Lesson IV-32 Writing a Joke or Riddle Book 533 Lesson IV-33 A Written Time Capsule 535 Lesson IV-34 Writing a Skit or Play 537