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Habits of Good Writers
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Decide on the topic you are going to write
about.
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Brainstorm - think of what you are going
to say about this topic.
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Make up a plan for how you are going to organize
your ideas on the topic.
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Write down your ideas as clearly as you can.
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Reread your first draft to be sure you have
said everything you wanted to say as clearly
as possible.
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Make any changes so that your reader will
understand exactly what you are trying to
say.
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Edit your work for spelling, punctuation,
and correct grammar.
Tips For Reading
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Recognize the words on the page.
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Know the meanings of the words.
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Think about the ideas of the story.
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Use the information you already know to understand
what your are reading.
A Fistful of Words
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Pick a page or a book or magazine you want
to read.
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Look at each word on that page. Begin
to make a "fist" of words you don't
recognize. For each word that you don't
recognize, bend one of your fingers down.
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If all five fingers are down, that, if you
have made a fist before you come to the last
word on that page, then you have a "fistful
of words" that you do not know. That
is a sign that you probably will need some
help in reading the book.
Resources
Check out your local and school library as
well as a local university or community college
for resources on communicating.
International Reading Association
800 Barksdale Road
P.O. Box 8139
Newark, DE 19714-8139
Phone: 302.731.1600
ext.224
Web Site: http://www.reading.org
National Institute for Literacy(NIFL)
800 Connecticut Ave. N.W.
Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20006
Phone: 202.632.1500
Web Site: http://www.nifl.gov
National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped (NLS)
Library of Congress
Washington. D.C. 20542
Phone: 202.707.5100
Web Site: http://lcweb.loc.gov/nls
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
330 C St. SW
Switzer Building, Room 4613
Washington, D.C. 20202
Phone: 202.205.5507
Web Site: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/index.html
Learning Disabilities Association of America
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15234-1349
Phone: 412.341.1515
Web Site: http://www.ldanatl.org
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