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"There are different reasons why struggling writers have problems with composition. Some of them are internal such as a disability of some sort, lack of motivation and confidence…etc and others are externally oriented like irrelevance of writing topics, inappropriate writing strategies and so on. In today's post we are sharing with you a set of interesting iPad apps to help struggling writers build up their writing confidence and enhance their writing competencies.We have particularly focused  on three main areas: "

This article covers 4 writing tools (apps) for writers young and old who want support from others who also enjoy writing. This article specifically includes OmmWriter, Creativist, Scribophile, and Storymeter.

"This lesson uses the four modalities of reading (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) on a math word problem to bridge the gap between reading and math. After a read-aloud from the book Math Curse by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, students create their own word problems with answers. Students solve each other's problems. As they reread the word problems, fluency and comprehension increase. Finally, students use the skills they've learned creating word problems to complete a crossword puzzle. As students read the math concept words presented in the puzzle and write the correct answers, their reading and writing math vocabulary skills increase."

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The online writing lab provides a variety of resources for use with research. Includes writing citations as well as resources for subject specific writing.

Powerpoint with 45 ways to support writing in the Classroom. This provides lots of ideas that teacher can use to have students write.

Interactive tool to aid inpoetry writing.

Interactive tool to aide in poetry writing.

JustTheWord is a completely new kind of aid to help you with writing English and choosing just the word. If English is your first language, JustTheWord can help you express that elusive idea with le mot juste. If you're learning English, JustTheWord can justify your choice of words or suggest improvements - and JustTheWord knows about some common errors made by speakers of your mother tongue. When we write, we search our knowledge of words in two ways. We choose between words that mean similar things. A thesaurus gives us access to this sort of knowledge. But our choice constrains and is constrained by the other words in the sentence. We know, or need to know, which word combinations sound natural. A dictionary gives us access to some of this sort of knowledge. Based on the latest advances in statistical linguistics, and exploiting Sharp's patented analysis technology, JustTheWord combines the advantages of thesaurus and dictionary, and enhances the usefulness of both. By analysing a huge amount of English text, we've built up a highly detailed knowledge base of the word combinations whose mastery is at the heart of fluent English.

Protagonize is a community that writes collaborative interactive fiction. One person starts the story, and others post chapters to the story that lead it in different direction. In the end it becomes an evolving story in which everyone can participate.

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The English-Zone.Com is owned and operated by Kaye Mastin Mallor, an ESL teacher in Fyullerton.CA. This is a fun site for middle or high school students who are learning English as a Second Language, or for native speakers who are brushing up on their English grammar skills. Students can learn some idioms, practice with English verbs, play vocabulary games, check out the fun stuff page, win a million bananas, or write a silly story. Teachers will also find ready-to-print materials, in-class activities, and worksheets as well as links to other English sites.

This poem generator makes you an instant poet. Pick a type of poem, place your words into the form, and you imediately become a success. The site, suitable for grades 5-12, consists of 60 kinds of writing activities in an interactive frame format including cinuain, haiku, limerick, septet, and other forms. Poems can then be exported into Word for revision and editing.

Graphic Map as its name suggests is designed to help students and teachers in their writing and reading activities. It works according to an evaluative system that charts the high and low points related to a certain item or group of items like : chapters in a book , sums of money, events during a span of time, scenes in a play.

Students will like the Webbing Tool as it will help them outline their ideas in such appealing graphic representations. They can use it to analyze the reading passages they have in the curriculum. They can also use it as a prewriting task to brainstorm all the ideas and notes they want to include in their writing.

It is mainly a hierarchial outlining tool which allows students to organize their information into up to five levels. This is indeed a great organizational tool that educators can use to take notes on their readings and research. It can also be used to plan, revise, and organize writings.

This collection of ready-to-use graphic organizers will help children classify ideas and communicate more effectively. All of our printable graphic organizers are designed to facilitate understanding of key concepts by allowing students to visually identify key points and ideas. By using graphic organizers across all subject areas, you will be empowering your students to master subject-matter faster and more efficiently. We have graphic organizers for reading, science, writing, math, and for general use. You'll also find blank printable templates like graph paper, dot arrays, and other useful tools.

A host of various reading + writing resources. Heavy emphasis on online graphic organizers as basic materials.

A series of short lessons (with abundant examples and worksheets) for use in teaching basic professional writing skills. I encountered in a grad class, but much of it looks like it can be easily applied to secondary students.

Biography walks the user through the steps of creating a good biography. There are 4 steps. In addition the site provides a summary of the six traits of effective writing.

Wordhippo is a great vocabulary web tool that lets you easily provide antonyms and synonyms to your words.

This would be a good site to have available to students on a moodle or wiki as a student resource. It would be very helpful when students are writing and want to vary their words.

"Mind maps are great organization tools that students can use to structure and visualize their ideas and thoughts. They can be used for a variety of educational purposes. For instance, students can utilize them in pre-writing tasks to brainstorm ideas around a given topic. They can also be used as synthesis tools to enhance reading comprehension. As we have argued elsewhere, Mind mapping is proved to boost a number of key thinking skills that include creating, synthesizing and analyzing information. In today's post, we are re-sharing with you this handy chart comprising some of the best digital tools to use in class to create visually appealing mind maps. We have categorized these applications into tools that work on Google Drive and the web, iPad apps and Android apps. Check them out and share with us your feedback. "