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Modes, Genres, and Formats, Oh My!
Author(s) -
Culham Ruth
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1002/trtr.1445
Subject(s) - terminology , psychology , mathematics education , linguistics , mode (computer interface) , teaching method , pedagogy , computer science , human–computer interaction , philosophy
The precision of terminology and language used with students can be a help or a hindrance to teaching writing. This article explores the writing instruction terms mode, genre, and format, and establishes the need for a common language to understand and apply them consistently across teachers and grades.