Help! My Students Write Like They Text

Jenny French has served as an English teacher, instructional coach, assistant professor, and school consultant. She is currently Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment for a school district in southern Indiana where she lives with her husband, four children, and two corgis.

• ForewordDr. Katherine McKnight, Distinguished Professor of Research at National Louis University and author of "Addressing the Needs of All Learners in the Era of Changing Standards"AcknoweldgementsIntroductionChapter One: It’s all about EfficiencyChapter Two: The EffectsChapter Three: Changing PerspectivesChapter Four: Flipping the SwitchChapter Five: Bring it home: Classroom PracticeChapter Six: Research StudyTextspeak GlossaryReferencesAbout the Author

OMG! This book is a real eye-opener to educators everywhere who tend to discount today’s “screenagers” and the texting codes they use to communicate. In a very accessible way, Dr. French presents practical strategies to use that blend research-based practices with classroom applications that create real breakthroughs to improved writing skills for our “digital native” students. The ideas presented will motivate even the most reluctant writer. Furthermore, this book is a very helpful tool for limited-texting teachers to feel more confident and competent in making writing instruction more relevant and real to all of their students.