Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-174) and index.
Writing uphill: why strategy instruction is important -- Writing is a dog's life: a guide to writing difficulties -- How to teach writing strategies -- PLEASE: a paragraph-writing strategy -- PLANS: a goal-setting strategy -- STOP and LIST: goal setting, brainstorming, and organizing -- The peer revising strategy -- The CDO revising strategy -- Summarizing written text -- Story writing -- Persuasive writing -- Writing explanations -- Writing a comparison/contrast paper -- Report writing -- Self-monitoring -- Goal setting -- Guidelines for implementing writing strategy instruction