Writing Clubs - Fostering Community, Collaboration, Choice in Writing Classroom

Ask teachers about their biggest challenges in elementary and middle school, and many will say the teaching of writing. It is often difficult for students find the joy, discovery, and satisfaction writing can yield.

List of contents

Section I: Laying the Foundation; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Writing Clubs; Chapter 2: Launching Writing Clubs: Building Community and Establishing Collaborations; Section II: Complement Clubs; Chapter 3: Process Clubs: Using Clubs to Explore and Develop Process Skills; Chapter 4: Craft Clubs: Studying Mentor Texts Together; Chapter 5: Digital Clubs: Transforming Writing in Authentic Ways; Section III: Stand-alone Clubs; Chapter 6: Genre Clubs: Writing Our Favorite Kinds of Writing; Chapter 7: Author Clubs: Finding a Writing Mentor; Chapter 8: Conventions Clubs: Authentic Opportunities to Play with Writing

About the author

Patty Vitale-Reilly's career in education spans 30 years and varies from being a teacher, staff developer at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, author, and founder of a literacy consulting group, to her current roles as consultant, author, and speaker. Patty is the coauthor of The Complete Year in Reading and Writing Grade 2 (Scholastic 2008), and the author of Engaging Every Learner (Heinemann, 2015) and Supporting Struggling Learners (Heinemann 2017).
Lisa Eickholdt has worked as a teacher, interventionist, coach, and professor for twenty-eight years. Today, she is a middle school literacy coach, consultant, and writer.She's the author of Learning from Classmates: Using Students' Writing as Mentor Texts (Heinemann, 2015), and the co-author of The Night Before Christmas at the Zoo (Chronicle Books, 2023) with Lola Schaefer.

Summary

Ask teachers about their biggest challenges in elementary and middle school, and many will say the teaching of writing. It is often difficult for students find the joy, discovery, and satisfaction writing can yield.

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Eickholdt, Lisa Vitale-Reilly Eickholdt, Patricia Vitale-Reilly
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781625313232
• ISBN: 978-1-62531-323-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Classroom Management, teacher training, Educational strategies & policy, Teachers' classroom resources & material, Educational material, Educational strategies and policy, Teachers’ classroom resources and material, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts