{"product_id":"empowering-young-writers-deborah-s-yost-9781439910818","title":"Empowering Young Writers: The Writers Matter Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003e Launched in middle schools in the fall of 2005, the \"Writers Matter\" approach was designed to discover ways to improve the fit between actual English curricula, district\/state standards and, more recently, the Common Core Curriculum Standards for writing instruction. Adapted from Erin Gruwell's successful Freedom Writers Program, \"Writers Matter\" develops students' skills in the context of personal growth, understanding others, and making broader connections to the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmpowering Young Writers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e explains and expands on the practical aspects of the \"Writers Matter\" approach, emphasizing a focus on free expression and establishing connections between the curriculum and students' personal lives. Program creator Robert Vogel, and his co-authors offer proven ways to motivate adolescents to write, work diligently to improve their writing skills, and think more critically about the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This comprehensive book will help teachers, administrators, and education students apply and reproduce the \"Writers Matter\" approach more broadly, which can have a profound impact on their students' lives and social development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah S. Yost,Robert Vogel,Kimberly E. Lewinski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439910812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439910818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Deborah S. Yost","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065586430207,"sku":"9781439910818","price":80.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d298a53a-8f25-4dfa-b7a7-2deabf737c1d.jpg?v=1768675953","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/empowering-young-writers-deborah-s-yost-9781439910818","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}