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The teaching of writing is a complex skill that teachers must master in order to be effective educators. However, research shows that not all teachers feel prepared to teach writing (Gilbert & Graham, 2010), that writing is taught in many different ways by individual teachers (Cutler & Graham, 2008), and that there is a need to improve the teaching of writing (Cutler & Graham, 2008; Gilbert & Graham, 2010; National Commission on Writing, 2003, 2005, 2006). It is important to note that not all teacher education programs include courses that prepare teachers to teach writing (Gilbert & Graham, 2010). This is especially true with respect to teaching English language learners (ELLs) (Gebhard, 2010; Hyland, 2007; Larsen, 2013; Schleppegrell, 2004).
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Hodgson-Drysdale, T. (2016). Teaching Writing through Genres and Language. In: de Oliveira, L.C., Silva, T. (eds) Second Language Writing in Elementary Classrooms. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137530981_5
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