Becoming a Teacher of Writing in Elementary Classrooms

Linking practice and theory to the fundamentals of becoming a teacher of writing, this text nurtures teachers' identities as writers, connects to the realities of writing instruction in real and diverse classrooms, and encourages critical and creative thinking.

List of contents

CONTENTS
PREFACE
PREFACE TO INSTRUCTORS
PART I: INTRODUCTION TO WRITING INSTRUCTIONBECOMING-WRITER: GETTING STARTED
CHAPTER ONE: THE STUDENT OF WRITING – THE TEACHER OF WRITING
CHAPTER TWO: POSSIBILITIES, PURPOSES, AND GOALS FOR WRITING
CHAPTER THREE: CREATING PLACE, TIME, AND ROUTINES FOR WRITERS
PART II: ASSESSING WRITERS – DETERMINING STRENGTHS, NEEDS, AND INSTRUCTIONAL DIRECTIONSBECOMING-WRITER: PLAYING AROUND WITH FORM – DEVELOPING THE IDEA
CHAPTER FOUR: GETTING STARTED – WHO ARE THESE WRITERS? ASSESSMENTS TO BEGIN TEACHING WRITING
CHAPTER FIVE: ASSESSMENTS TO INFORM AND CELEBRATE WRITERS AND TEACHERS OF WRITING
PART III: THE WRITING STUDIO GOES LIVEBECOMING-WRITER: ENGAGING IN STRUGGLE – CYCLES OF REVISING AND CONFERRING
CHAPTER SIX: WRITING STRATEGIES TO TEACH
CHAPTER SEVEN: THE WRITING MINI-LESSON
CHAPTER EIGHT: INDIVIDUALIZING WRITING INSTRUCTION - THE TEACHER-STUDENT WRITING CONFERENCE & GUIDED WRITING
CHAPTER NINE: INDIVIDUAL AND COLLABORATIVE WRITERS - SHARING, CELEBRATING, AND BROADCASTING TOGETHER
PART IV: BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER – WRITING CURRICULUMBECOMING-WRITER: CELEBRATING, SHARING, AND BROADCASTING YOUR WORK AS AUTHOR
CHAPTER TEN: YEARLONG THEMES TO INTEGRATE WRITING
CHAPTER ELEVEN: PLANNING AND LIVING AN INTEGRATED LANGUAGE ARTS WRITING UNIT
APPENDICES
GLOSSARY
INDEX

Summary

Linking practice and theory to the fundamentals of becoming a teacher of writing, this text nurtures teachers’ identities as writers, connects to the realities of writing instruction in real and diverse classrooms, and encourages critical and creative thinking.

Product details

• Authors: Mindy Legard Larson, Mindy Legard (Linfield College Larson, Larson Mindy Legard, Donna Kalmbach Phillips, Donna Kalmbach (Pacific University Phillips, Phillips Donna Kalmbach
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.02.2015
• EAN: 9780415743204
• ISBN: 978-0-415-74320-4
• No. of pages: 274
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Literacy, Communication Studies, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Arts & Humanities